Interesting read, I don't agree with some things but in a breath of fresh air you at least justify your thoughts with some interesting points.
Just wondering but I take it you don't think Nintendo is stockpiling for the holidays?
As for the 40% thing if you look at a couple consoles its a pretty strong trend...
360 (2006)
- 2,831,517 Nov/Dec '06 WW
- 6,638,463 2006 WW
- Holiday Percentage = 42.65%
I don't have more data on that readily available but I'm sure if you look at PS2, PSP, DS, etc you will see very similar trends.