You are pretty spot-on with this subject. It always annoys me that female character always get stuck with the same stereotype, being the hot model with the slim body, but the male characters have dozens of types to choose from. Fat, ugly, slim, muscular, miss formed and more. Games with rosters of characters like fighting games or League of legends really show the lack of creativity (or too much fan-service), concerning the the female body type. All females have the same "perfect" body.
But besides the visuals we also lack the cool female characters who are cool for their characteristics, not their body.
But besides the visuals we also lack the cool female characters who are cool for their characteristics, not their body.