In an E3 interview with Wired's Chris Kohler, Zelda honcho Eiji Aonuma noted that EAD general manager and all-around Nintendo rock star Shigeru Miyamoto broke with his usual tradition and completely failed to "upend the tea-table"—referring to his penchant for sending a team scrambling back to the drawing board—when he first checked out the team's progress on The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.

Eiji AonumaThis is a first for the Zelda franchise, but Miyamoto actually didn't "upend the tea table" even once. I was really surprised. After we were almost done with the game, Miyamoto played it. I was bracing myself for the worst, but instead he said, "This is good!" And I was like: "...wha?" And it was probably because, for the four months prior, I myself had been upending various smaller tea tables.

The interview covers a wide range of topics, including the genesis of Phantom Hourglass itself, the news that Aonuma's team is looking at new ideas on both Wii and DS, and a polite acknowledgement that yes, Chris Kohler does want Four Swords on DS—without any commitment to actually make said title.

Phantom Hourglass is already out in Japan and hits North America this October.