A lot of people that grew up with the Nes say Halo is the best thing ever as well. I don't see it, myself.
But I agree about the younger people. They just turn away from games like Zelda, just because it's Nintendo, and too 'kiddy'.
While OoT is not my favorite game ever, or even my favorite on the N64, is my favorite Zelda game.
I have to agree with what dark_link01 said about it.