I did not mean uninspired in a bad way, just saying that Aonuma was probably tired on working on the series. That is why he is taking his time with Zelda U.
I LOVE TP and SS, but those are 2 Zelda games that could have been way better than they were. This is due to the franchise fatigue. That...
I think Aonuma plans to retire after Zelda U anyway.
http://www.zeldainformer.com/news/aonuma-says-retirement-is-not-too-far-off-considering-successor
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/11/aonuma_keeps_returning_to_zelda_in_the_hope_of_making_a_perfect_game
So Zelda U could very well be...