Jesus, the responses in this thread are insane.
The rumor of female Link was always just that: a rumor. And beyond that, Emily Rogers never even said "Female Link" but rather a female playable character. People just immediately assumed female Link, and are now pissed that Nintendo didn't enact their interpretation of a random rumor.
As for "What would Link do if Zelda were the protagonist" I still think the idea of Zelda being the hero in an era where Link never appears is intriguing. They did say they thought about it, so maybe some day we'll see it. But not for this game.
So anyway, I guess everyone can go back to ignoring all the games Nintendo makes with female playable characters and claim they're sexist because of this one game.