Well the difference is Wind Waker is still an incredible game, while Mario Sunshine isn't. I never had a problem with the graphical styles of either*, and I'm only poking fun at Sunshine's name because C3PX brought it up. It didn't stop me from dropping fifty bucks on it back in '02. The magazines were, IMO, right to criticise Sunshine for not being so innovative. Remember, Sunshine came out the same year as the original Ratchet and Clank, so Sunshine felt dated by comparison as far as gameplay goes (I know R&C came out later, but the gaming mags had already played it at trade shows and such.) Also, Jak and Daxter came out a year earlier, so that was probably part of the reason as well.

*Okay, fine, when they first unveiled the Wind Waker look in 2001, I was a bit disappointed it wouldn't look like the Spaceworld 2000 demo, but seeing it in motion convinced me.