Next Link May Not Be a Girl But Hes Androgynous by Design
When early images of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild circulated a few years ago, fans speculated that it's traditionally male lead might by a woman this timeor at least playable as either gender. But the game's official unveiling at E3 this week quashed that theory, disappointing some. I asked Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma about his design rationale for the character in light of the rumors. Here's what he told me, Aonuma continued, Last year, Nintendo unveiled a new character called Linkle, clearly a more explicitly female version of Link. She was an exclusive character for the 3DS game Hyrule Warriors Legends, which came out earlier this year. In a longer interview with Aonuma, he describes the approach Nintendo took to creating the new title's vast open world, a departure for the series.