"Ganon typically appears in a Zelda game when the story is centered around the Triforce," said Aonuma in an interview with Nintendo Power (obtained by Nintendo Charged). "This time around, the Triforce sort of takes on a different meaning and plays a different role in the story. So because of that, Ganon will not appear."
Aonuma also said the game will shake-up the increasingly-familiar Zelda formula. Typically, "the Master Sword has been something that Link seeks out, finds, and uses to destroy Ganon," said Aonuma. "This time around it's more centered on the creation of the Master Sword - the way it was born, so to speak. Link kind of forges it along the way. It's more centred on that, which is a different pattern than we have had in a lot of ways."
He also confirmed that the game takes place before Ocarina of Time, but would not commit himself to saying that it was chronologically the first Zelda game.
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It appears that nasty game-breaking bug in the The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will soon be exterminated.
Players in Japan can now access The Legend of Zelda Data Restoration Channel through the Wii which will remove the bug. A date for when those of you in North America and Europe will have access to the channel is not yet known.
A Nintendo representative told Game Informer they will make additional announcements when the fix is ready. "We are currently working on preparations for the release of this program. Information on how to download and use it will be made available through support.nintendo.com once the program is ready for release."