The loss of Wind Waker 2 is something that still sucks to this day. They are absolutely right that the Wind Waker look made Zelda a less popular series, and the nuclear explosion of TP hype upon that game’s announcement proved it.
It was the correct move for any fiscally responsible company. Just maybe not the correct creative one.
It’s a shame. There were a lot of ‘hooks’ in Wind Waker for a continuation of that story (yes, the DS games, but what looks like different staff, didn’t do it well). As much as TP was amazing, and one of my favorite games ever, part of me thinks that I would have loved that sequel more than anything.