Seems the assumption here is that hardcore gamers are male hence women don't really go for complex epics. If this is the conventional wisdom writ large I will continue to expect the same 90s tropes from my games.
Also, I am not sure every woman might feel as safe camping outside a game store in a sleeping bag on a public sidewalk as a man. Might the fear of assault or at least harassment keep a female gamer wanting a launch Switch at home? Thus leaving those potential spots to be filled by more men and feeding the demographic cycle and the preconception of who is hardcore in the first place.
Also, I am not sure every woman might feel as safe camping outside a game store in a sleeping bag on a public sidewalk as a man. Might the fear of assault or at least harassment keep a female gamer wanting a launch Switch at home? Thus leaving those potential spots to be filled by more men and feeding the demographic cycle and the preconception of who is hardcore in the first place.