An info blowout just weeks before E3 must mean it's releasing soon! I'll bet an August or September release for the West!

EDIT: Oh, it's already releasing in Japan in August. September - October then!

Amazing post, would read again!

damn this game is looking really sexy! I really hope is canon, I was going to buy it eventually but if it is canon i'll get it day 1

Just wanna pop in to say that it's still #1 on Amazon under "video games" in Japan.

Won't be surprised if it falls below MK8 again soon, but considering this, I definitely see this game outselling Skyward Sword in Japan already. Maybe 500k or so. Keeping expectations low, but for a Zelda spin-off this would be good.

If Japan can at least sell it decently, then I can forsee them hitting their 1 million worldwide goal, as the west will probably be interested in the game enough to carry it the rest of the way, and Europe then some (but they're a bit unpredictable). Wind Waker HD barely hit 1 million itself, but Wind Waker HD's problem was Japan. It sold horrible there. That doesn't seem to be the case for this game so far.

My Penis cannot stand this for much longer!!! Just cum out already damn it!!! I need to play it!!

Wind Waker should have decent legs across the WiiU's life. Not saying it will sell much more but still has a little bit left in it. In Japan though it is truely dead.

As for Hyrule Warriors I think they are banking on the west to buy it more than we ever have a Musou game. In Japan the Zelda paint job isnt going to help and being a Musou game on WiiU it could really struggle. The Musou crowd is mainly on PS consoles and something like this isnt going to push many to buy a WiiU. It will really rely on those few Musou and Zelda fans in Japan who already own a WiiU. Looking at PS3 numbers of the entire Musou series I would say 300k is a good number.

For reference: http://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/?page=1&results=200&name=Musou&platform=PS3&minSales=0&publisher=&genre=&sort=JP

WWHD i think was at 1.2mil+ so far so it should end up between 1.75mil-2.25mil lifetime (consider Ninty Legs).

MK8 has been doing extremely well on Amazon and is currently the 9th best overall game (SKU) of 2014 so far and thats before release!

Comparison of reveal screenshots and the latest ones. Quite an improvement! (Open full screen!)

 All I said is Japan made Wind Waker HD struggle to hit that mark longer than it had to. Hyrule Warriors is looking to sell a lot better than WW HD in Japan already based off it's hype, and the better it sells in Japan, the easier it is to hit the 1 million goal mark the developers desire for it. Of course they're betting on the west, that's obvious. What wasn't obvious was Hyrule Warriors being hyped in Japan.

Despite being on Wii U and despite being Zelda "in Japan", it's showing more hype than people expected over there so far. More hype than Skyward Sword. So I don't know what you're trying to prove? 300k vs 500k? Who knows, but it has the hype at the moment. We'll see how big it is there when we come to the months after it's launch. My main point, again, is just that this might actually be able to hit 1+ million worldwide, and will most certainly outsell WW HD and possibly even Skyward Sword in Japan. (sub 400k). If it keeps it up, anyway. Worldwide I expect WW HD to perform better.

To me the improved graphics have only made Link look more feminine. Didn't think that was possible.

Still, game looks awesome so I can't complain.

Oh, so this is now the official thread!