Rumor: DS shipping one week early (BUSTED)

First and foremost, the rumor is as follows (skip to the end for the verdict.)

IGN:

"Readers who have preordered the unit from GameStop have reported a recent email sent out from the retailer that informed them of a change in release date. According to the email, the release date has changed from November 22 to November 15, one week earlier.

No official word from Nintendo at this point, but considering that we've already got our hands on the final retail boxed version this week, it's certainly not impossible for Nintendo to let slip these systems to retailers as soon as possible."

I just contacted IGN asking them if its bogus, I'll report once I get a reply.

Update: This is the email people recieved from Gamestop:

"Dear Customer,

You have signed up to receive release date changes for:

Nintendo DS

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=020225&affid=1

Old Release Date - 11/22/2004
New Release Date - 11/15/2004

Thank you for visiting GameStop.com!
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NOTE: The product release date is the best estimate as to when the product
will become available. These dates are subject to change at anytime.
GameStop.com is in constant communication with product vendors to provide
you with the most accurate release dates possible.
"


Verdict
After the rumor started, I checked the check box on Gamestop to tell me if the release date changes. Well, this morning I got an email from Gamestop and it goes as follows:

"Dear Customer,

You have signed up to receive release date changes for:

Nintendo DS

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=020225&affid=1

Old Release Date - 11/15/2004
New Release Date - 11/21/2004"

Verdict: Rumor Busted! Sorry guys.