I do have to point out that Link between Worlds was exactly what you are looking for. I do hope they use SOME of the lessons learned from that game in the Wii U version (I do take a bit of an issue with the item system, as they seemed to limit the puzzles they could create. But they are on the right path)
The main thing I want to see is no mandatory hand holding. aLbW did this beautifully.
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