Haha, he ISN'T judging the game as a whole in any way whatsoever. He merely asked for others' opinions on the artwork released... which is a HUGE change. Even though Snowboard kids wasn't the biggest title of it's day, it still has a pretty sizeable cult following.
As for my opinion on the artwork, I've never seen a "kid" built like that. Looks like they traded in unique charm for some lame ass attempt at sex appeal along with the same old "Xtreme" bulljive that corporations having been jamming down kids' throats for the past 5 years. Imagine if Nintendo one day decided to make Mario more "Xtreme", I bet lots of people would be pissed. Look what happened when they drastically changed the artstyle from Zelda's old Spaceworld video to the one used in Wind Waker (not Xtreme, but a change nonetheless).
A change like this definitely warrants conversation... even if it is just one image. If I were a die-hard Snowboard Kids fan, (which I'm not), it would affect me.