I own both Zelda TP and MonsterHunter:Tri. So I have seen the visuals in both and played both for along time. I've got to say MHT has superior visuals to TP. Seriously how can anybody say TP has superior graphics at best the visuals could be considered par. But its my strong opinion that MHT has superior visuals.
That being said I think Nintendo shooting to beat Tri's visuals makes me even more giddy for Zelda Wii. The Wii has more power then the GameCube so I would love to see a Nintendo title that used the full capabilities of the Wii. But then again I loved WindWaker so Zelda being photorealistic isn't as important to me as gameplay.
In the end I think Iwata aiming to compete visually with the best third party visuals is very smart and only good news for the consumer!
-JC7
"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer







