Wouldn't it be out of place anywhere BUT your right hand?
As for the darker aspect... I dunno. It looks epic, much as WW looked cartoony. WW had a cartoony plot that worked with the cel-shading and the fact that you were a ten-year old boy in a vast, strange world. If Zelda 2005 has an epic plot, I will enjoy this.
Also, more mounts than just Epona! Word, yo!
And I'm holding out for the Princess. Whether she's in Ninja, Pirate, or Princess form, she's gonna be HAWT, yo.