On a more "related to the OP" note, I like the new style more because the art style makes in-game footage that manages to look like boxart at the same time. I find that amazing.

It's ok. I feel the same about what you post on VGC as a whole.

Here what I see when people talk about cartoons (as opposed to animation in general):

As opposed to things like:

May be a culture thing. We make that distinction where I'm from. 

The way you use the word makes me think that everything that is animated, you'll call cartoons. Even stuff like the Final Fantasy movies (SW and AC)... 

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Because words can't possibly have multiple or different meanings. 

The etymology of anime is animation. That doesn't mean the word can't have a different or other meaning. After all, many words have vastly different meanings than their etymology. Cartoons are animation as well you now. 

I really hope you never have to write a master thesis if you're that quick to pass judgement on the definition of words/concepts. 

Once people start attacking you rather than your argument you know you've won.

"Zelda was always marketed as a fantasy game, period."

Corrected.

Those probably wouldn't buy a WiiU anyway.
Some day they'll grow up, meanwhile I'll enjoy stuff like Herdy Gerdy, Viewtiful Joe, Okami, Valkyria Chronicles, PoP 2008, Catherine, Ni No Kuni, Pikmin 3 and this. Games you remember for their unique art style, not for how good the floor textures look.
I'm glad not every AAA game has to end up like this http://games.on.net/2014/06/ubisoft-game-the-review/

Question: Lets assume darker toned Zelda games sells better than lightly toned Zelda games. Would the first be more profitable? (Note that a more naturalistic game means there are more development costs involved and that isn't considering implicit costs - such as marketing to the "hardcore" non nintendo fans to buy a Wii U (face it Zelda fans will buy the game no matter what.) I am pretty sure the brogamers you guys are talking about, whom the darker style appeals to, dont have Wii Us and would not buy one for a single game. From a business perspective it makes sense why Nintendo would choose this style for an open world game.

Darker colours with less detail versus lighter colours with more detail. Both styles look good.

I think the Tech demo had its appeal, but in this case I think they did the best they possably could with the art style.  I personally like the look of the art style better than the Tech demo.  I think that if the Wii U was more powerfull then the artstyle in the tech demo might be better, but considering what they have to work with, it looks georgeous, like wind waker and Twilight princess had a baby.

Ha ha. Nope.