Kinda makes you feel like
this, doesn't it?
Casual gamers outnumber the "real"/hardcore ones. Crap sells, and companies like EA know it.
Not saying games can't be fun without being realistic, just pointing out the apparent intellectual level of the average... gamer, for the lack of a better term.
"OMG OMG I r t3h r0xx0rz! I r s000 l33t!"
Yeah dude, you the man, now I totally respect you.