my first comment says that nintendo is continuing their bad marketing stategy for their games. @bolded. the way a game is confirmed is all about marketing. 

this paritcular misstep wont, if they continue down the path of their bad marketing, it will. not a very hard concept to understand.

So, remake OCARINE OF TIME? ok.

and from nintendo's stand point thats just plain stupid. they basically told everyone who want to know about the next zelda game that their is no reason to watch or nintendo directs if you just want to know about zelda. instead of enticing zelda fans to watch these nintendo directs (that nintendo has been trying to get more traction to) they are telling them there is no need to watch it. any Nintendo direct has the possibility of announcing a new big game, for those aniticpating zelda, nintendo just said there is no need to watch them. how is that good marketing? beats me.

Well, I think there is still room for a lot of surprises, saying there will be more info at the next E3 is nothing really, the info could be: !Well, it is coming someday" or the full reveal. Nintendo has MK8, Mario and DK in the works also, so, they probably have their hands full at the moment.

I already answered that a few pages ago. It doesn't matter how you reveal it, what comes after is the important part. You could make an exclusive game reveal here on VGC, only the people here will know about it, if the next day you do a commercial during the Super Bowl, then everyone in the U.S will know about the game. So again, how you reveal a game have nothing to do with marketing and it's sales.

At any rate, this thread isn't about Nintendo marketing. And you only brought that up because your first comment didn't made any sense.

Edit: the only possible way you could consider a reveal marketing is if, and only IF, the game you just revealed releases the same week or something like that. 

Miyamoto said there wouldn't be a 3DS redesign one month before XL was announced.

I get it, but to me what made these games special were the NEW things they brought to the table, repeating stuff is not the way to go, it catches the nostalgia retro gamers, but it is not really stuff of greatness, is it? I say: look at the first Zelda as inspiration of WHAT WAS NEW and magical about it, and then dare once more, not repeat, DARE.

Fans always do this, they get confused about what made they love something at the first place, then the creators start to copy themselves and reduce their once amazing creations to a sad self imitation, like ALIEN RESSURRECTION or Star Wars Episode 1.

@WagnerPaiva

I understand that to innovate, they need to introduce new or evolved game mechanics whether it be through the world itself or link's alternate mode of transport. BUT, there are things that they can achieve this whilst improving on the overall game. For example make hand holding optional. Best for casual and core users. Also no restrictions on when and where to go. Let the user choose (Within reason).

After the excellent TP, SS felt extremely lacking in several areas. Exploration being one, One ONE shop and town in the entire game? More treasure to collect that I CAN'T fit in my pouch? If I had been unaware that SS came out 5 years after TP, I would of thought that TP was the new evolved 2011 release and SS was the launch title . (Forgetting WM+ Here)