A discussion at SE: "Hmm, a lot more people play female characters, but we should still try to sell something for people who play male characters. Oh, it seems nobody wants to buy this (half-assed) piece (of crap), so OBVIOUSLY there's no need to try and make them more appealing in some way in an attempt to increase sales." "but we could tr-" "That's okay. The players playing female characters are more than enough." "Bu-" "Shut up and design more holes in armors to expose silky female skin!" "Gladly! I just get paid extra to get on your nerves."

I'm only surprised games still have male characters available as a choice.