Wind Waker sequel confirmed?

Today at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, California, Nintendo quietly let slip the closest thing yet to a confirmation that production is under way on a direct sequel to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. In a presentation given by Wind Waker Director Eiji Aonuma, a slide show chronicling the history of the Zelda series ended with an entry marked "The Wind Waker 2: 2XXX," presumably indicating that this previously unannounced sequel will, in fact, be released sometime in the next thousand years. Aonuma went on to briefly say that the game is indeed being worked on, though no more official comment was made.

GameSpot will bring you more news on the existence of this mysterious Zelda sequel as it happens.