because i believe genders define you
This is the problematic part. Because that completely invalidates anyone who doesn't feel that way, and you're making it seem like that they don't matter then. If Sage doesn't feel like their gender defines them, does that mean to you that their feelings, wants, needs and interests are of no consequence at all and WB/NRS should ignore them?
People can feel like their gender isn't all that important without being an "asexual homunculi", which again just seems like you trying to make them feel like they don't matter.
There's nothing wrong with embracing your gender. Not at all. I embrace my gender all the time. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
... but that doesn't mean people who prefer not to should be invalidated.
From my understanding, both from people's reaction in this thread as well as other places, the female fans don't have a particular want for being called out or stereotyped based on them being female. They just want to be accepted as fans on an equal level as everyone else. We're all just part of the same community, we all like Mortal Kombat and we're all here to just play the game and have fun with it.
If MK appeals more to female gamers, then that's just cool. There's no reason to question it.
Thing is, as Law Hero kinda touches upon above - video games, Mortal Kombat amongst them, have been seen as a toy for boys for a long time. But thing is... it isn't! More and more women find gaming appealing, and it's been like that for many years now. As a community, there's no reason to ask why. It just is. And it's awesome!
As Law Hero also touches upon, for pure marketing reasons, it matters to WB and NRS, as the franchise might've mostly had just male gamers in their scope, because again, games were considered a boy's toy for a long time. Because that's no longer the case, they might want to change their strategies to try and make the game appealing for all of us, no matter the gender or lack thereof. To widen the market.
Here's the kicker though... We're all individuals. There will always be people who prefer scantly clad female characters with big boobs and male characters showing off their muscles, just like there will always be people who prefer them being more "covered up", clad in armour or wearing more realistic and sensible costumes fitting the setting of the battle. None of that has to do with your gender though. Not all men prefer naked women with big tits. Whenever the topic has come up, I've seen men on both sides arguing why they want one way or the other. And the same for women in our community! Some actually find the sexual nature appealing, while others like the more respectable and sensible costumes.
Your gender doesn't specify what you like and what you want. Because we're all individuals who want and like different things! A.k.a. you can't please them all!
So while one girl might answer OP's question with "I like the gore and blood", another might answer with "I like to see the bulging muscles on the male characters", or maybe "I think Mileena is awesome for being a monstrous female character wearing nothing but a thong!", etc etc etc...
Sorry for the long post. And I was rather slow writing it, because I'm tired in the head and should've been asleep hours ago.
But I hope I brought some more clarity on the whole thing... I at least tried to.
Everyone loves you, Pizza.
I'm actually not all that into pizza, tbh.
