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

[NJ5]

Cheebee said:
@ NJ5, are you comaring DS hardware to Wii hardware?

DS hardware is much less powerful of course, then again graphical detail is also much lower so it balances out. The skirt wouldn't have to look as good as it does on the Wii.

Also, he didn't really say the hardware was the problem in the quote.

So I think he's just joking or BSing.