Just because they catered to women (a large part of their fanbase) once does not mean it will become a constant thing they do. And the game isnt 'overly' for women, plenty of boys enjoy it, especially in Japan.
Really, I see no reason to bring up XIII or VIII-2. Even if the company was making an VIII-2, they would still be working on XIII. While making sequels for VII they were creating XII. It's not like game production on other titles has halted at all, so really I dont think you have much of a point to that.