Will the view of gamers be changed thanks to all the new ideas being presented at E3?

There is a general misconception about gamers (I refuse to use ‘hardcore’ because that’s bullshit) that we are mindless zombies who sit on a couch all day in our parent’s basement. We’re all males and we all have zits, don’t have jobs etc.

So at E3 this year there has been a lot of games/add ons that keep harping on ‘broadening the gamer arena’ and ‘making it easier for new people to get into gaming’ by ‘making it simple’.

So, if gamers are all morons with no skills to speak of- why are all the developers talking about making games easier? Doesn’t this go against the general thought?

Do you think this change towards bringing in simpler controls/game interactions will change how people view gamers? Will people adapt their preconceived notions about gamers who enjoy FPS, for example?