@Senario @Yalaa Yes, you're right that Link is not of the traditional "white race" but there's no denying that his skin is of a light tone. Somebody with a very dark skintone is not going to be able to identify with Link and some might even be triggered by his light skin color because they might feel that Nintendo is forcing colored people to portray themselves as a person with a lighter skin color than they have in real life.
Nintendo needs to make its characters more customizable so that people can more easily identify with the character that they play as. Another issue that Nintendo seems to have is also its inability to portray a body positive image of the protagonist. Plus sized people have simply no representation in video games which again is a shame. In the Mii creator, you're able to create Mii's that are more plus sized, thus enhancing the overall body positivity of people with an alternative weight. With the Zelda games however, Nintendo seems to just take a step back from their Mii creator (which was released almost 10 years ago at this point).
I think this is a great start for Nintendo, but I'm still severely disappointing that Link is only portrayed as a white person. If their goal was to truly link the character to the player, then they've completely dismissed people of color here. You should be able to pick a black Link or an Asian Link. I'm really disappointed in Nintendo.
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Re: Nintendo Life Weekly: Zelda Wii U Rumours Point to Sex Choice in Playable Character
@Senario @Yalaa Yes, you're right that Link is not of the traditional "white race" but there's no denying that his skin is of a light tone. Somebody with a very dark skintone is not going to be able to identify with Link and some might even be triggered by his light skin color because they might feel that Nintendo is forcing colored people to portray themselves as a person with a lighter skin color than they have in real life.
Nintendo needs to make its characters more customizable so that people can more easily identify with the character that they play as. Another issue that Nintendo seems to have is also its inability to portray a body positive image of the protagonist. Plus sized people have simply no representation in video games which again is a shame. In the Mii creator, you're able to create Mii's that are more plus sized, thus enhancing the overall body positivity of people with an alternative weight. With the Zelda games however, Nintendo seems to just take a step back from their Mii creator (which was released almost 10 years ago at this point).
Re: Nintendo Life Weekly: Zelda Wii U Rumours Point to Sex Choice in Playable Character
I think this is a great start for Nintendo, but I'm still severely disappointing that Link is only portrayed as a white person. If their goal was to truly link the character to the player, then they've completely dismissed people of color here. You should be able to pick a black Link or an Asian Link. I'm really disappointed in Nintendo.