Originally Posted by
tankbug
Well, sure, but if your mission as Link is to "facilitate trade agreements between the Goron and the Fairies" or "Assassinate the High Wizzrobe's Wife as a warning", you kinda alienate young players. The game can't be perfect for everyone. Nintendo has made their choice, and they are going to make the games simple in concept, charming in graphical design, but difficult to master, so older players might find a challenge as well. I think they'll stick with this strategy. Doesn't matter though, there are a plethora of high quality RPGs, in a way similar to Zelda, that provides an adult story.