Super Mario 3 is likely the best game in the Mario franchise. Yet when Mario 64 came out, there was no outcry over the lack of tanooki and frog suits, no petitions to bring back Ludwig Koopa or Birdo. Players were open to the idea of following Nintendo in this new direction in the franchise - and there wasn't even a Yoshi in that game!
Difference is, Nintendo added much more to Mario 64 than they removed from past games, so there was no need to ask for what was removed. EA took Sims series staples out of Sims 4 like.......Toddlers and really didn't add much in return. I get where you're going with this, but don't compare EA to Nintendo when you're trying to make EA look good.