LogFAQs > #973622748

There were always inconsistencies but nothing on a level with what TOTK introduces. They also retconned in a whole new timeline branch to resolve some of those inconsistencies so I think they cared! Apparently according to Aonuma Miyamoto cares a lot about it. When you look at the way they were approaching things post-Twilight Princess pre-Breath of the Wild, each of those games clearly has a timeline placement, Skyward Sword was advertised as the origin story and so on. Then with Breath of the Wild and this game they have gone nah never mind while also still keeping all those connections in.

I have not finished the game but Im going to guess right now that at least the next big 3D Zelda will be a sequel to this game and this is the new timeline going forward.