Well you can't really say that Fable 1 and many other games are hyped to crazy. The only real games that you can put that to are Halo and GTA. At least that i notice. I have lets say 20 friends who all game pretty good and own consoles and what not. Out of those 20, there is probably only 4 of them counting me that check online for games and read about htem
When the game comes out, one of my friends out of the 16 that don't read up on them while coming goes and looks at review before buying. So taht means there is 15 of my friends that don't give a shit about anythign on the internet. Hype, previews, reviews anything. They will go out and buy the new EA sports game. Or new rainbow six game. Or go out and buy the Halo game they saw commercial or like the previous halo. Or 1 saw a sweet commercial for Lost Oddysey. he wanted to get it, but never got aroudn to it.
I mean even take me for an example. I am 23 and it wasn't until about 2 years ago max that I ever looked online and stuff about new games announced or coming out. Before I would just check games whenever in best buy and get what sounded cool/looked cool. Or that I have heard of and a sequal was out that i liked.
And that is of my male friends that will play games for a few hours a day if not busy. And there are plenty of poeple I know that have a system and don't ever use it, or get games only at holiday's birthdays. Wether a game is hyped, over-hyped or whatever it does not matter. All that will really matter is wether the tv commercials will influence a person to want it or not. internet hype is meaningless. LIke 4 of my friends favorite game was Fable 1. They had never even heard of the game until my roomate bought it and they saw us playing it. They are pumped for Fable 2. They would not have knwn of a fable 2 if i didn't tell them, and they have no idea on when it comes out, or anything about it.
