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Originally Posted by Kafriel
Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy and Tales of... are 3 admittedly large and successful game series that target men and women alike; that is probably because they are (at least were, in some cases) more focused towards the basic elements of the game (learning curve, gameplay, plot, environment, replay value) rather than what seems to be the trend these days (graphics, character/avatar customization to a ridiculous degree, cookie cutter cast, etc).
I'd say there's plenty more games that female gamers would enjoy just as much as male ones: super smash bros, puzzle quest, all the MegaTen/Persona games, kingdom hearts, gurumin, ZOE 2, monster hunter, etc. As for games with female protagonists in particular...well, the 3rd birthday is pretty recent and awesome :P There have been a few attempts in the past though, see CY-girls, Tenchu: Fatal Shadows, Dark Angel, summon night 2 and let's not forget about...miss pacman^^
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Tales of series is aimed towards men:
Tales of innocence had a shota protagonist with a spunky girl who held his hand.
Tales of Symphonia had Colette, the most vanilla blonde haired blue eyed passive and weak but still plot-important little fairy that Lloyd, the man, protects.
Tales of Graces: MYSTERIOUS WAIFU GIRL WHO LOST HER MEMORIES.
Tales of Phantasia: Mint looked pretty cookie-cutter to me but I never completed this game.
Just because the females aren't dressed in bikinis with giant boobs doesn't mean it's not meant for guys.
I think a few other examples you put there are subject to the same examples as well.