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Here's what an HD Zelda Wii U game might look and play like

Nintendo Wii U Nintendo held a few behind-closed-door meetings with an up close and personal demo of the  Wii  U at  CES  2012. While the vast majority of demos and presentations was mostly stuff I had heard before, I was able to put together what playing a Zelda game on the Wii U might look and play like. I had seen this quick Zelda on Wii U teaser video before, but through some generous imagination, I was able to carefully piece together how it could potentially work. The Wii U's  tablet  controller's screen is very impressive, and would be the perfect platform for something like item management and selection. Nintendo suggested that such a setup would allow for a HUD-less TV experience, which would certainly be a nice change of pace compared with what overcrowded Zelda games have historically featured. In this scenario, all of Link's health, rupees, and items could be displayed on the tablet instead of on the screen. During my hands-on time with the...