"Rather unexpectedly, after I mentioned that no one had explicitly said that it was Link [in the trailer], this speculation spread online and seems to have led to the idea that the main character will be a girl. However, this reaction from the fans is something I would like to take into consideration as we proceed with development – although that doesn’t mean that we are going to change the main character to a girl."

So the main character may not end up being female, but this does read like there is a possibility of other female characters joining Link on his quest. That would be quite interesting, and a first in the Zelda franchise that would be sure to shake up the traditional structure of the gameplay.

EDGE Magazine