Note that I "correlated" it with sales.  I did not "equate" it with sales.

In this case, they hype was accompanied by a large number of outlandish predictions.  Both Mass Effect and Fable 2 met the predictions I made both long before and shortly before their release.  I don't think you can argue I hyped any game more than those two

I don't know why I bothered, but I calculated the average of the predictions from page 2 (50 p/p), and I came up with a number a bit higher than 1.6 million.  That's including a few crazy people that predicted over 3 million lifetime.

The predictions were by and large in the realm of normalcy, and assuming the game has decent legs, it should die off near 1.5 million in the end (possibly higher if they bundle it in NA like Uncharted, which is why my prediction stated 1.5 million, possibly 2.5 million with bundles).  The only way game failed to perform is in relation to its hype, as you originally stated, and not in relationship to the initial sales predictions by the general forum.

Stop backpedaling.

I don't know why I bothered, but I calculated the average of the predictions from page 2 (50 p/p), and I came up with a number a bit higher than 1.6 million.  That's including a few crazy people that predicted over 3 million lifetime.

The predictions were by and large in the realm of normalcy, and assuming the game has decent legs, it should die off near 1.5 million in the end (possibly higher if they bundle it in NA like Uncharted, which is why my prediction stated 1.5 million, possibly 2.5 million with bundles).  The only way game "failed" to perform is in relation to its hype, as you originally stated, and not in relationship to the initial sales predictions by the general forum.

Stop backpedaling.

Why must you always correlate hype with sales?

How about we crucify you after Mass Effect 2 comes out when it doesn't come close to Gears of War?  But I didn't say it would come close to Gears!  But you hyped it, and that's the same!  OMGZ!

This whole "hype" bull from console warriors gets so tiring.  Just let people be excited for their damn games.  >_<

I'm awaiting the countless "flop" threads after Demon's Souls comes out and sells like 300k lifetime.  What people should be doing at that time is lamenting that a great game sold so horribly.

Let it Go Starcraft, we've had these discussion with too many PS3 games.

* looks at Saints Row 1's sales *

So: 1.98mill. Will inFAMOUS not even get close to this...? And actually, I correct my original statement, I didn't know Saints Row's sales were that low. I think inFAMOUS is DEFINITELY on track to get close to it or match it.

You are the one, however, claiming (as usual) that a Sony game: "didn't sell to expectations". When looking at what most people predicited, however, the sales were on point.