Sounds like a good idea to me. I really doubt the vast majority of the Zelda fans would mine. In fact, people were gitty with excitement on this very website when speculations of a female link, if I remember correctly.
I used to dislike playing as a female lead because "it hurt my immersion" but after playing games like Tomb Raider, TWD, The Last of Us, Dragon Age and Mass Effect, I actually make my character female to see the game from a new perspective (i wish dialogue would change more in DA and ME though)
Granted, I'm not a fan of the zelda franchise but I am a fan of change and I think the Zelda franchise (as an outsider looking in) REALLY needs it.








