^ the shipment pipeline can be explained pretty well with this thead (the first table I made isn't correct but the one above Sqrls table, and Sqrls table are correct.... though I would prefer you read the whole thread because I was going through a lot of thought processes)
http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=20739
Anyhow, what it proves is that there is a 6 week transition between when Nintendo has a finished Wii (produced consoles) and when that Wii is stated as "shipped" which means that the only shipment pipeline after Nintendo states a console as "shipped" is each retailers own shipping.
I presume hat Nintendo ships them to the US/Europe etc (taking 6 weeks) then perhaps delivers them to the retailers warehouses, at which point they are classed as shipped.
So I doubt there are more than 2-3 days between shipped consoles and on-shelf consoles (unless the retailer wishes to hold them for some reason)
