While some have question whether the company’s timing is too early, the buzz surrounding the 360’s launch has been steadily building and most retailers have already sold through their allotted presales. Just how many units will be available for consumers on day one was still unconfirmed at the press time, and wall street analysts seem to think that production has been slipping. A CNN/Money story quoted several prominent analysts. one who had revised his estimates from the 1.8 to 2 million units shipped world wide in 2005 down to the 1.4 to 1.6 million range. more pessimistically, banc of America's Gary cooper thinks there will only be around 360,000 x-box 360 units on sale on November 22nd in north America, with another shipment to follow before Christmas.