meh, nintendo has never been the best when it comes to graphics, too me this is hugely overhyped, zelda is ok but its not a great as people say, especially as a rpg
I fail to see how so.
IMO games looked better on SNES than genesis (this could be bad memory though, don't quote me
), N64 > PSX because they were smoother and no where near as blocky. Compare, as a poor example, WWF attitude N64 version to PSX. N64 wins hands down. What does that leave? GC. GC can pull of some decent graphics. It can do things the PS2 can't, Sonic Heroes is a good example I hear, with PS2 being the worst of all 3 platforms. What does that leave that's better? The Xbox.
So you're right, the Nintendo graphics have always been pretty crap.
HOWEVER, a lot of titles do seem to be of the Mario persuasion, thus giving the more cartoony look about them. Not as greatly detailed and using bright colours, etc. But the graphics still look pretty sweet.
This is all just my opinion though.