I feel like me and 1/10th of the posters in this thread got what EvilLore was going for.
But, hmmm.
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IMO DISCLAIMER:
Real thoughts : There really shouldn't be a controversy if a game developer decides that a character is a boy. Even if the PR speak is bad, just let the creator do whatever they want. Link has been a boy since the inception of the franchise, and not saying that this should always be followed, but a few posters in particular flipping their shit and calling Nintendo sexist when Link isn't a girl after every release for the past ~4-5 years always strikes me strange. Those posters also posting pictures of a overtly sexualized/doujin/clothes-removed Link almost exclusively also makes my head turn but w/e.
A female Zelda would be cool though and a nice turn on the series. Would like to see where that goes one day.
YOOOO THOSE LINK COSPLAYERS ARE PRETTY HYPE!
It's strange that Nintendo basically made a way to cater to everyone and keep everyone happy with Mario Bros. 2 (Doki Doki Panic) in the 80s but they don't follow the formula in all of their games with multiple playable characters.
Create a boy, a girl, some cute creature/monster, a fun villain and everyone's happy. It's not rocket science.