There is no way that game is being made without motion controls. It's not like TPHD. They'd literally have to redesign the most of the game.

EDIT: Which is why it won't happen. They'd basically be making a new game, and they clearly are not interested in putting that much effort into a remake.

For all the people who are saying that game can't be made without motion controls - sorry if this will sound harsh, but you simply don't know what you're talking about.

There is a special version of Dolphin that supports configuring of all the axes of Wiimote Plus and Nunchuk, and SS is perfectly playable with it - actually, it's mostly even easier to play it that way with standard controller, cause you can play longer without getting fatigued from waving around.

Only thing that is really pain and almost impossible is drawings, and honestly, that can be reprogrammed to stick in remaster as well easily.

My kids prefer to play SS with Wiimote on Wii, I preferred to play on Dolphin with gamepad, connecting Wiimote only for drawing sections.

TL;DR - Yes it can be reprogrammed to classic gamepads in remaster easily.

The most obvious example is the enemies. There is no unconvoluted way to translate 1:1 sword swings to a standard controller. If they are switching to standard controls, it's because they want them to be less annoying. Remember, the combat still has to be fast, tactile, and accurate. You can't translate SS's angle specific combat in that way. Enemies like the Beamos statue have to be poked in the eye to be finished off:

Same with one of the scorpion bosses.

You can't kill these enemies with any sword slash. That kind of motion is usually a very specific move in button Zelda's that is usually too precise to execute in the heat of the moment. The game is filled with examples like these. Some of the "puzzles" have Link doing motions like swinging his sword in circles like a clock.

The Ghirahim fight is the same way, leading his eye away with your sword before slashing.

Like I said, there's no way this game is being remade without the motion controls, no matter how bad they are. It's too much work. It would literally have to be made into a different game.

It's a shame that so many people hate the motion controls in SS :(
I wouldn't care about a SS remaster without the option for motion controls.

That's about how you do it in that Dolphin version (btw, that's unoffical branch, and it's not longer worked on, IIRC)...it's not without it's faults and it takes some time to get used to those controls, but I got to first drawing (that lake, what was its name, and entrance to temple) with gamepad where I had to switch to actual Wiimote to draw damn circle - once I got past it, I resumed playing on gamepad.

So yeah, it's very possible, especially since Nintendo can actually make controls for gamepad, in Dolphin you're just mapping axes to controller and make certain combinations (like increasing sensitivity on certain button) to get around Wiimote - if they redesign controls, they won't be limited to emulating Wiimote, but actually making it for gamepad, so those limits will be much easier to solve.

People saying motion controls can't be translated into a standard control scheme lack imagination.

Of course they could be, my question would be whether they could without compromising the experience.

It follows the movements of your controller. You angle up. It goes up etc. The beetle could be controlled by a stick, without issue. Basically like flying a plane in GTA V.

Skyward Sword without motion controls would be pointless, since that game revolved heavily around them.

The game looks fine as is IMO, so an HD port would be somewhat unnecessary.

I made 2 posts stating this.... LOL do I need to say anymore? Motion Controls hurt Skyward Sword alot (sales, scores, fan feelings towards the game). I would pay TWICE the money for its original price just for proper controls. I would love that!