I called Gamestop and they said, since I preordered, it will be available as soon as the store opens tomorrow. So I figure they must have it in stock now, or their shipment is imminent. I suppose I could wheedle and cajol them into giving it to me today, but I learned long ago that anticipation is a feeling to be savored ....
And since I live in rural Wa. state (hell we just got a Gamestop store, and there's no Best Buy or anything else for a 100 miles), I figure if it's available here, it's available everywhere (in the continental US).
There's no place like 127.0.0.1