OMG, Is this real?!

[Keaton]

Link explored 49/xx possible islands, where xx could be any (positive, whole) integer 49 through xx+1.

And think of modern castles.  They're not fortresses, they're centerpieces.  They are now, they were thousands of years ago.  Trust me, I'm in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism, the modern middle ages), I know this kind of thing.  What WOULD'VE been fortified and 'steampunked' would've been the outer wall of Hyrule Castle Town and Castle Town Proper, which we never saw in TWW.

[HylianHero92]

HOPE! ;D ;D ;D... Wait! That doesn't explain the lack of guns! Dang nab it!!!!!! :'(

[Master Dragmire]

OK dude.

It isn't like TWW occus instantly after the flood.

The races evolve and grow to adapt, many, if not hundreds of years. Without the bustling populus like Castle Town, there's no need for industrialization, or guns, seeing as how it's entirely peaceful.

[Keaton]

On the other hand, things wouldn't necessarily revert... old technology would remain as artifacts-- for instance:  cannons?

SPPLLEEEEESSSHHH

[HylianHero92]

OK dude.

It isn't like TWW occus instantly after the flood.

Really?! I thought it did occu instantly after the flood!Lol! ;D JK.  Wannabe Link:

[Gamefreak]

So, it could probably be assumed that this comes before the Wind Waker in the timeline?

[Master Dragmire]

Yes.
Good news, we get to play OoT all over again!
Bad news, it won't be the same!

Of course I'm being sarcastic there, but it being before WW, it will have to have nearly the same geography as OoT.
Only with trains!

I can't wait till E3!

[Fishalicious]

Miyamoto said that TP would be the last Zelda game of its kind.  Maybe he meant that in the NEW Zelda games, the choices that you make can affect how the rest of the game goes?

Maybe... I just found the whole interview on the IGN forums. It can be found at:
http://boards.ign.com/nintendo_wii_lobby/b8270/165626165/p1
It hasn't been confirmed as real but I guess we'll find out next week at E3.
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O M G!!!! Did you guys read it!!!! I can't wait 'till E3 now!!!
Read the interview! OMG!!! Link's a wannabe and he can talk and the music will be orchestrated and there will be voice acting and OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! ;D ;D ;D :P ...and he's got "a more defined musculature and such" LOL ;D

If they add voice acting to Zelda, I might just cry.

...Unless they have Henry/Vincent's voice actors, in which case I will cry and then probably never take the series seriously again. I can totally see it, too... "hey, Zelda, you okay? e___e"

[DW]

Something tells me it's not going to have the same geography as OoT. First off, he said the world was going to be massive, otherwise there'd be no need for trains.

[Fishalicious]

There's a good chance that it's a fake, too. I mean, I do want it to come out (... eh, except maybe minus voice acting.) but there's always that chance.

Or that it won't be nearly as magnificent as it sounds. Not that I'm trying to be a Negative Nancy or anything.

I also love trains. Like, seriously, I would prefer trains over cars/mopeds any day.

[Commodore Axilon]

I've already been burned by Aonuma once, so I'm remaining cautiously optimistic about this one.

That said, I do like the idea of advancing the technology in Hyrule. It definitely bridges between what we see in TP and TWW, and also has the side-effect of possibly being the greatest thing ever.

[Zelda Veteran]

OK!
Glad I got to read all of this!
First off, I read the skepticism about how Wind Waker isn't advanced, and its supposed to take place AFTER.
Well, allow me to clarify my views on that block.
Just as in biblical times (when God flooded the Earth) everything was wiped out. Everything. Sure, WW takes place after- who's to say that all of the people and technology didn't go with the waves?

I really really hope this is real. The voice acting- maybe not so much. But the character isn't Link? I didn't like it all when I first read it. But reading on, I started to grow on the idea. It sounds cool in retrospect. I mean- I don't think they'll rule out the Master Sword completely... I think in the very end, before he fights Ganon, the Spirit of the Hero of time will grant him the power of light to his sword or something. That'd be awesome... I didn't like the idea of guns either, until I read further in. Who's to say they couldn't fire up a Deku-nut launcher? This, however, conflicts with the story-

If there are Deku-nuts, does that mean the Deku are still around? And if they are, does that mean that it couldn't have taken place After Twilight Princess, because I certainly didn't find ANYTHING Deku-like in TP (which disappointed me). Its to my understanding that it takes place before WW, but after TP right? Because TP took place 100 years after OoT. Nonetheless, they said they're implementing the apocalyptic threatening feeling that we all got out of MM, which is what made MM my favorite game of all time. I have  a feeling that even if this is a fake, Nintendo should take the idea and run with it, because honestly-

I'm loving this idea.

[Fishalicious]

Deku nothing in TP?

How about the Deku Baba? And I think I remember deku nuts or something being picked up after you kill them, but I could just be crazy.

[Commodore Axilon]

Why are people saying that the technology in TWW isn't advanced? It's a lot more advanced than in any of the other Zelda games, except possibly MM and LA, which don't count for obvious reasons.

[Zelda Veteran]

Why are people saying that the technology in TWW isn't advanced? It's a lot more advanced than in any of the other Zelda games, except possibly MM and LA, which don't count for obvious reasons.

Ask them? As for my response, WW had a few advances. Telescope maybe... A mailing system... Pictograph box... I think the most technologically advanced thing in TWW was the Tingle Tuner. Somehow, the little guy mastered wireless technology.
Edit: OH! And they had submarines too.

Deku nothing in TP?

How about the Deku Baba? And I think I remember deku nuts or something being picked up after you kill them, but I could just be crazy.

You get pumpkin seeds sometimes.