UPDATE: There seems to be some question about the validity of the translation despite it being officially translated by Miiverse. We’ll continue to post updates as they become available.

Breaking news straight from Eiji Aonuma on Miiverse—apparently the demo we saw of

Zelda Wii U during Nintendo’s E3 presentation was actual gameplay. What does this mean for the camera? Maybe gameplay is different on the television than it is on the GamePad, making it more movie-like. So what do you think?

“Hello to everyone in the Zelda Community. I am currently visiting Los Angeles in the United States. This year’s E3 has begun! Did you already have a chance to watch the Nintendo Digital Event that aired yesterday? Many people from the media kept asking me if the footage from the new Zelda game for Wii U is just a promotional movie, but that really is actual gameplay on Wii U. Also, I wasn’t kidding about how you will be able to reach the mountains that appear in the distance if you should choose to! I also got to talk about Hyrule Warriors on Nintendo Treehouse Live at E3 on the live internet show from E3 with Mr. Hayashi from Tecmo Koei Games. If you’re interested in hearing what we talked about, the videos will be posted soon so please check them out!” — Eiji Aonuma

If that’s EXACTLY what the game looks like when you’re playing it… then wow. I am astounded.

Zelda Wii U must be further along than we anticipate, seeing how it’s coming out in 2015, but perhaps a bigger gameplay demo is on the way? What did you think of the trailer and Aonuma’s quotation? Tell us in the comments!

Source: Nintendo Everything