I wouldn't bother with the Gametrailers timeline, it's wrong almost from the start. And before anyone denies it, the split timeline was confirmed by Aonuma.
Anyways my understanding of the timeline goes as:
The Minish Cap -> Four Swords -> Four Sword Adventures -> Ocarina of Time (SPLIT)
Past (Child) Timeline: Majora's Mask -> Twilight Princess -> Oracle of Ages/Seasons* -> Legend of Zelda* -> Adventure of Link*
Future (Adult) Timeline: Wind Waker -> Phantom Hourglass -> Spirit Tracks -> A Link to the Past -> Link's Awakening -> Oracle of Ages/Seasons* -> Legend of Zelda* -> Adventure of Link*
Games with asterisks can take place on either (or both) timeline because they don't seem to rely on specific events in prior games in order to take place.
I'm a little iffy with the Four Swords games though, they're the ones I'm least familiar with. Spirit Tracks can end up moving since nothing is set in stone or fully detailed, what with the game not being out and all, but it looks like it belongs where I've put it.
Specific facts about the placement of these games:
- Link's Awakening has to take place after LttP and Adventure of Link has to follow LoZ. These facts are set in stone by the games and their manuals. It can't be disputed.
- The Oracle games can't take place on seperate timelines. They both have to happen or the games themselves don't make any sense because of the complete conclusion.
- The Oracle games have to take place after a point where Ganon has "died"; the Link and Zelda featured in it are unique to these games.
- The intro to LttP details the "Imprisoning War." Said war is the events of Ocarina of Time's future portions. LttP can only take place in the Future/Adult timeline or else there would be no record of a war that didn't take place.
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