There is no full, workable timeline that takes all the games into account. There are simply too many of them, with too many inconsistencies.
However, some of you have probably noticed that, since Aonuma took charge of the series, Nintendo has been making a clear effort to link the games together more clearly.
This new game IS the Wind Waker 2. This is a fact, an indisputable fact.
Before E3, everyone knew that "tWW2" was in development. It was mentioned in interviews, etc., etc. After E3, in an interveiw with Miyamoto and Aonuma, they said, straight out, that "tWW2" that they had been referring to was Z'05. Does that mean that it's the same Link, or set directly afterwords in the timeline? No, of course not.
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Originally Posted by http://cube.ign.com/articles/517/517033p1.html
At the Game Developers Conference in March, Nintendo producer Eiji Aonuma met with select members of the press to talk about the next console installment in the Zelda franchise. At the time, the title now known simply as Legend of Zelda was still being referred to as "Wind Waker 2" and very few details about the adventure had been released.
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Originally Posted by http://cube.ign.com/articles/517/517033p1.html
Eiji Aonuma: Of course, at E3 our big focus will be on the "Wind Waker 2", which is under development as we speak. We'll have a big push for that [at the show] and anything related to Zelda developments on the DS will probably come at some point after that.
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Originally Posted by http://cube.ign.com/articles/514/514589p1.html
Miyamoto: Mr. Aonuma actually wasn't lying at the Game Developer's Conference when he said we were working on Wind Waker 2. He just didn't tell the whole story. And fortunately because he didn't tell the whole story, we were able to surprise you all here with a big announcement about the series.
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