This is apparently incorrect. I'm avoiding detailed tech reviews right now so as to not spoil myself, but reports are that the original BOTW held itself back in order to accommodate the Wii U. Draw distances appear to be higher, objects are more detailed and there are more of them, there are more LODs, and the framerate is now reliably 30 FPS in all but the most demanding scenes (which sounds like faint praise, but if you've ever played the original, is a definite improvement).

It helps that the original game was utterly gorgeous, thanks to inspired art direction.