@Pavlink
Sorry dude. As absolutely pissed/unhappy as I am about Nintendo pulling this bullshit with Wii U and the Wii U version of BotW, I'm still very excited for it, in spite of myself. Them delaying it again so they can treat it like an NX "launch title", IMO, is bullshit. At the very least, Wii U should still be getting it this holiday, with the NX version coming later.
BUT, even though that will never cease being incredibly lame, Wii U more or less being robbed of an awesome exclusive Zelda, and possibly it's best exclusive game period, BotW does look more or less amazing.
Anything can be overhyped, so maybe people should calm down. But at the same time, this game looks like the kind of Zelda I've been dreaming of for literally decades at this point, basically since OoT first came out. They FINALLY added manual jumping to a 3D Zelda. That one game mechanic alone will add a ton of layers and freshness to gameplay possibilities, from dungeon hazzards, to even more in depth combat, new kinds of puzzles, etc. Not to mention the ability to "climb most anything", is also pretty awesome. The "open world" part can be overblown, yes, but I think that was the right move, as the thing I've personally loved the most about any Zelda, but especially the 3D ones, was running around the "overworld" exploring. If THAT is the focus of this game, and not merely "overworld fetch quest > dungeon> fetch quest > dungeon > etc.", then that alone is also a major re-freshening of the franchise.
Is it going to be the "best" Zelda ever? Who knows. "Best" is entirely subjective in a lot of ways anyway. To me, the "best" Zelda will probably remain the original, or ALttP, or my personal favorite, Link's Awakening. But while I have maintained for many years that Twilight Princess is the best 3D Zelda yet made, I am perfectly willing to give this game the chance to blow me away, and take that title. We'll see how it ultimately turns out, but I'm willing to say, that considering we've allegedly only seen "1%" of that entire game map, and there will likely be a ridiculous amount of real estate and diversity in the land, from an ocean/bay, to snowpeaked mountains, to rolling hills and a sprawling dessert. That all sounds good to me, so far.
So yeah, people should always temper excitement. But I think this game looks/sounds worth getting excited about, for once.