@rpshissl, There may be the assumption that stock was held back over the year in preparation for the high holiday demand. It's not an uncommon practice in many industries, especially consumer electronics. They haven't been selling 1.8 million every month so far, so if that's been their average monthly production for 2007, they've got quite a backlog ready for this season. Plus, anecdotal evidence from retail employees and shoppers lead me to believe the Christmas Wii rush included the highest stock counts ever. I don't think 1.6 million NA is out of line at all. It might even be low.
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