So is anyone feeling really excited about Zelda Wii U after reading this?

Aonuma: ''In the original Legend of Zelda, there was no clear way to lead the main character to his goal. It was something that we entrusted to the players to find by themselves. As the game later expanded into a franchise, the structure of the game worlds became more and more complex – especially with the introduction of 3D – making it necessary for us to point the player in the right direction. Consequently, progression in the games became more linear.

To recreate a similar experience to the original, we have to give the game world a simple structure that players can understand intuitively. In doing so, it’s very important that we make every aspect of the world feel real and physically connected, so that it’s doesn’t look fake."

http://anon.4ct.org/?http://nintendoeverything.com/aonuma-further-discusses-zelda-wii-us-open-world/

whatever!