In an interview with Games website, Aonuma said Nintendo turned down his proposal for a follow up to the 'Wii Zapper' title in favour of developing a new entry in the Zelda series.
"To tell you the truth, I actually wanted to create Link's Crossbow Training 2... I thought that we should do something more and better in the field of the first-person shooter," he said. "I was thinking that maybe we could intensify the multiplayer mode... a lot of people inside Nintendo insisted that I should work on a new Legend Of Zelda title."
The release window for the next addition to the Zelda franchise is yet to be announced.
Personally, I loved Link's Crossbow training and played it for hours...