should have shown the trailer...

[Amherst]

Nobody's really questioning if those things sell. It's more of a matter of knowing those things will sell regardless. Let's be honest here, how many people watching E3 are the kinds of gamers that would immediately run out and buy Dance Central? Maybe at one point, yeah, for a social thing, but I doubt the presentation would really affect that choice in any manner at all.

A lot of people thought E3 this year was lacking. Lacking in games, lacking in surprises, and more specifically lacking in things that actually appeal to their interest instead of a mass market that seems largely irrelevant to showings at a convention like that. Showing 2.0 in some form could have generated a ton of hype for the game, especially among the potential future PS3 players who may not be fully aware of the launch 1.0 had. Since there was so little else, it really had a chance to shine.

But, oh well. I doubt any of us predicted it'd go like it this year. Live and learn.

I don't think they are, and honestly it would have garnered *too* much hype. You don't want your game to get overhyped, because that can be every bit as damaging as not getting enough hype. Just look at D3, its being thrashed by gamers right now because it got overhyped. Every game has bad launches, and every game will have mistakes. An overhyped fanbase will be much much much less forgiving of those than a moderate fanbase. I still say it was a good move on SE's part.

Diablo 3 was anticipated and hyped for ten years. It was bound to happen. 2.0 launches in...what, three months for PC? Still not a lot of knowledge about the game aside from a very bad initial reputation. I think they could've used it.

I'm not really trying to argue against your point about overhyping something, but those two situations don't really seem similar at all.