I'd be quite happy if it were considered canon, so far. And I think it's a proper enough entry to be worthy of inclusion in the Zelda franchise, in the same way that Mario Sunshine is considered part of the Mario franchise despite its different-ness. That being said, I'm not in any way emotionally attached to my position the way that some in this thread are - if Nintendo decides that it's purely a spinoff, then so be it.







