Anime in general, sure. But this is Nintendo. To my eye, very few Nintendo heroes ever have long hair. It would be a departure for them to have a hero whose hair goes well past his shoulders. So I don't think referring to anime is really a useful comparison. It's like comparing Ren and Stimpy to Mickey Mouse — they're…

Even if Zelda was somehow magically disguised as a man, which there's no real evidence for other than opinion, this character seems pretty similar to Ilia's physique to me. I don't know why people are getting all bent out of shape over the mere suggestion that this character could be female. Is that really so…

No, it is not. It's sexist to insist that the status quo is fine and to silence women who want to see more women in games.

In the back, though? I've never seen Link with hair that goes down past his shoulders in the back. If you let out that ponytail it would go past his shoulders

Well, for reference, this is Sheik, who was Zelda in disguise:

Please, don't do the "but some of my best friends/protagonists are women" thing. It's insulting and doesn't strengthen your argument. Some of your favorite games are also some of the only games featuring female protagonists. That is the problem.

Yes.

Especially since the list of diverse characters includes all of one woman, which just emphasizes the problem. *slow clap for Ubisoft*

Because you can play as a man in literally every other Assassin's Creed. Also most of the other video games available.

It makes me a little sad that there are no women for me to play in Unity, and hardly any of the Assassin's Creed games at all.

That's true about anime in general. But for Nintendo and Zelda specifically, to my memory male characters (especially heroes) don't often have hair that long. Vaati did, but he was a villain. In any case, it's enough to make me doubt whether this is even Link at all.

That too. The eyes don't seem like Link's usual upturned-cat's-eye shape. They're downturned and more square.

Breasts don't have to be gigantic or hugely defined to be there, though. The character has loose clothing on, plenty of women would look like this without push-up bras and clothing made to emphasize their breasts. I would. You can see that there's a gentle slope to the upper body that might suggest a woman's shape — a…

Team LadyLink.

Impressive, right? But when it comes to character creators, is it possible to go too far?

I think you're asking the wrong question: not "why are these sets strictly female", but rather "why is everything else strictly male?" I would question this more if literally everything else wasn't male dominated. We're trying to catch up in female representation. Once we have, then let's worry about the mixed-in…

Same. I like my Playstation but almost every single game for the PS3 I bought and played just once. But I still play a lot of the Nintendo games over and over again, they've got a lot more replay value to me.

I thought so too. Nintendo has had androgynous female characters like Sheik before, so a female hero is an exciting possibility. The larger and wider eyes and slim face, but also the ponytail in the back hint at a more feminine-looking character. Although it's hard to see what's under the cap, I've not known Link to…