Unfortunately you are 100% right.
People want a realistic TP/OOT Zelda. Google images of The LEgend of Zelda - 90% of them are that art style. See here: https://www.google.com/search?q=the+legend+of+zelda&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=gJusU5iiLZL_oQSUhYCoBA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ
The fact is, most people prefer the OOT art style. It fits Zelda more. Skyward Sword got ZERO hype. Compare that to Twilight Princess' hype and it's not even close. And TP got a TON of hype BECAUSE it was a realistic Zelda. See here for the famous E3 2004 reaction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE2Dc1sx71U
And before people say "The art style has nothing to do with sales" I disagree, I know many people that didn't bother with The Wind Waker and Skyward Sword because of the art style. The Wind Waker's HD sales have been atrocious compared to Ocarina of Time 3D. And before you point out console sales remember the 3DS started out slow too. In fact, the 3DS sold LESS at that point when Ocarina sold a million than the Wii U is now.
I love The Wind Waker, it's my second favorite Zelda behind Ocarina. But I won't deny the art style really turns people off. Skyward Sword even more so.
Nintendo needs a Twilight Princess more than a Skyward Sword. A game that people will line up for, wait for for years with anticipitation, scream when they see a preview, get tons of hype.... this may be a great game but I won't deny I am also turned off by the art style. The Wii U sales are sluggish and need any help it can get. Twilight Princess is not just the most hyped Zelda game ever, but one of the most hyped games ever period. It sold the Wii to gamers (compared to Wii Sports which sold it to non-gamers).
Nintendo blew it IMO.
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