Why do Japan and Zelda not mix?

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RolStoppable said:

superchunk said:
It was a Japanese million-plus seller in NES, SNES, and N64 days.

Exactly, so what changed? Somebody decided that Zelda was first and foremost about puzzles and the proposed solution to get Zelda sales back on track was more story. So the series ends up as something that people don't care about and isn't easy to fix.

What was Zelda about in the first place? Running around and slaying monsters. And lo and behold, Japanese tastes haven't changed. Running around, slaying monsters and getting more gear and equipment still works while people still don't care about puzzles.

So, do you believe a 3D Zelda in the same vein as Zelda NES and Zelda II would sell a lot?