Wii Launch Date Moving Closer?

The Nintendo Wii console may be launched earlier that thought according to a report on CNN's website. The article written by Chris Morris states that Nintendo has already started manufacture of the retail units:

Indeed, the company appears to be already manufacturing final retail units of the Wii, according to a June 21st analyst's note from P.J. McNealy of American Technology Research. That would give it a significant head start over Sony, which has yet to begin final manufacturing of the PlayStation 3. Microsoft's first Xbox 360 did not roll off the assembly line last year until 69 days before the on sale date of Nov. 22. (That late start in production is the root cause behind last holiday's shortages.)