What about a game where main characters from games get to kill their annoying sidekicks, it would feature Link and Navi from Ocarina of time, Amaterasu and Issun from Okami, Mario and Tippi from Super Paper Mario, and many more.

Edit: Maybe "kill" is a bit strong, replace with "exact vengeance upon"

@CowLaunch: beer? ha. i usually bring tequila to a party; it's the only way I'm assured I'll actually get to drink any of what I brought. :3

also, why not a Zelda-based sumo game? TP had a little bit in it, and NL just did a review of a sumo game for wiiware or something...

I like Issun.

I wanted some serious answers to my question. =(
(unless you are being serious?)

He's wants to hump every female that he meets, like a dog on heat.

He's a bit lewd, but his heart ends up in the right place in the end.

Just like Cow Launch.

What characters do you want in the next zelda?

Anyone but Link.

The Zora are my favorite LoZ race, so I'd like to see a prominent Zora character that has a pair of living parents and isn't a member of the ruling family somehow.

I thought you said you didn't hate zelda? LOL
Not even a zelda appreciator would say that either.

Gorons are my favorite. Can't say I'd want a whole game about them though.

I liked the Zoras in Ocarina. They were hideous and creepy in TP.

I like pretty much all the zelda characters.
What I think would make a cool zelda game, would to have link have sidekicks!
Just like in the first two paper marios, how mario gets help from people he meets,
Link could have goron, zoras, and some other people as sidekicks!

@Kizzi: perhaps a Zelda appreciator might not say that [anyone but link] outright, but I've certainly been dancing around the idea in my replies to this thread. I'd like to see some of the other LoZ peoples get a chance to shine, even if it's just a side-story or a gaiden.

I could definitely go for a Zora game. Link has to be getting tired.

But I was mainly joking. It'd be interesting to see someone other than Link -- I would welcome this with enthusiasm -- but not necessary.

I wouldn't mind that either if they changed the title of the game to like "Legend of Zelda the story of..."
But I was more referring to the main series. And you would think most people who enjoy zelda would want link to be a part of it, but who knows?

i'm sure they could come up with something where Link is doing his thing, but the characters who would normally be running around in the background are the actual main protagonists for a particular title, like in Sonic and Knuckles, SMW2: Yoshi's Island, or Super Princess Peach (I know there are more/better examples out there where a normally non-main character becomes playable, especially since S&K was only a separate release because they couldn't finish it all at once as planned, but i'm drawing a blank at the moment lol). i think there's a segment of people out there who would be interested in playing a game that did not solely focus on Link saving the day.

A chapters-based game where you alternate characters could be fun, like in Mother 3, allowing Link to be playable but also giving other characters a chance to shine.

@theblackdragon: If nintendo did do that, I could see them making it a trilogy or something.
But I would want the games to be released sooner then.

Adam: that would be neat too.
The only problem I see of using other characters is lack of abilities like items and attacks?

Didn't Suikoden III have a system where you could play the game through from the viewpoint of different characters? that would be pretty awesome, IMO.