Yep, yep, yep. I'm right there with you! This is unabashed, undeniable male pervert pandering. Nintendo has guaranteed the loss of my sale.
I was so livid about the ridiculous female "outfits" in these games that I personally spoke with someone at Nintendo's marketing department after Xenoblade X came out. The woman I spoke to said that she completely understood and agreed with my feelings on the issue, and would personally deliver my feedback to the localization team..... A whole lot of good that seemed to do.
Please everyone, VOTE with your wallets if you don't approve of this disrespectful and demoralizing female portrayal.
TBH, all Xenoblade games have ridiculously revealing armor sets, it's nothing new. Even for an underage girl in X. (In the Japanese version only I think?)
Also, reading this page (edit: last page lol)...I wonder in which dimension you were living to think Wii U's launch was better. This was one of the most abysmal launches I had to go through, the thing collected dust for months between releases because 1st AND 3rd party games were spread so sparsely through the year.