Are you sure? It looked like 3D to me
I didn't play them much though.
I'm the opposite, in fact the only top-down Zelda games I've beaten are Minish Cap (which was great) and Triforce Heroes. They just fail to get me hooked.
I could go on about why you are wrong (just kidding, tastes are different). I think i have a pretty reasonable argument why i personally dont like the - admittedly only two - 3D zeldas that i have played and why the top-down ones captivate me, but that would be way off topic and way too much to say.
All I can sum it up in is that it really depends on what you expect from a zelda game, which aspect of its gameplay makes it tick for you.