This is strange, it's not like Nintendo to go back on their word like this, they stated that such a mode won't be in the remake, so it just seems odd that it would be put in at this stage.
It could be very possible that this is a fake source of information and Nintendo have stuck to their word, still though I would love a "harder" difficulty. Fact is that I really love this game, it's not my favourite, but it's certainly up there -- one of its main drawbacks was the extent of prolonged sailing, difficulty and, to a degree, the slight blurriness in terms of visuals. Well they've already fixed two of those problems; polished graphics and the ability to travel faster when sailing, so this mode would be the icing on the cake.
Of course if this is implemented, then it could be highly speculated on how it would actually "increase" difficulty. Would it mean simply Link having a lower threshold to damage? Enimies inflict more? Or maybe a Master Quest type change, where we see puzzles mixed around and made slightly harder. It's interesting to speculate, and while I'm not fully convinced, this has certainly raised my expectations slightly.
