also, "overhyping" a game shouldn't have anything to do with sales
Let's take LBP as an example. The game is getting lots of hype from the Internet folk and the gaming media. Now, if the game comes out and gets a 90+% average in reviews, the game has justified the hype, regardless of the sales. If on the flipside it gets 70% reviews and sells millions (unlikely), it has't fulfilled the hype-o-meter, even if it sells well.







