Wii U Developer Direct - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD

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- thinks HD allows you to get the better sensation of the ocean and sunshine
- wanted to make sure it supported the Off-TV play feature
- originally had the Wind Waker controlled via thumbstick, but decided to switch to GamePad touch screen
- aiming/controlling certain items are done via gyroscope
- aim using L/R sticks if you want
- ship can travel much fast
- acquire the ability to speed up the ship
- took time to load the ocean data on the GameCube, which is why the ship didn't travel fast
- now on Wii U, they can load the entire ocean at once
- this allowed them to speed the ship up
- if the ship was that fast from the beginning, they felt no one would appreciate it. That's why it's an ability you acquire.
- Triforce collecting towards the end of the game has been revamped. Want players to feel great when they get to the end.
- Aonuma feels the Wii U lets him finally do what he originally wanted to do with Wind Waker