"Zelda died because we can't animate a skirt" - Aonuma

[Vectorferret]

To get back on topic instead of the pseudo flaming...

I actually think Nintendo ended up with fortune from misfortune. Zelda dying and ending up as a spirit worked well as a story (I loved her facial expressions when she started thinking about what the demons are doing to her body) and the armour suit works with the gameplay, letting her go places you can't.