"I think it's more of a ZOMG we are actually NOT GETTING OWNED this holiday reaction of PS3 fanboys (including me)"
You got that right, dude! I didn't think the PS3 would do so well, yet it's doing amazing in "others" both hardware and software wise. After the 40 gig failed to meat my expectatoins, I didn't think Playstation 3 would be able to reach the levels it at right now.