@KARNAGEclan That’s because they care not about game quality, it is a money-printing IP that thrives on annual titles. This is also the same for any of the ball and car games effectively.
@dracaeon I’ve been saying for years that “ahoy Gamers” is the real gender-neutral salutation, my thesis is evidenced by phenomenon like the one you describe here.
@REDRAGEOUSED The prof I TAd for once had me pretend to do this just to see how annoyed/shocked the students were. He came in 5 minutes after I started lecturing and the relief was palpable.