January 15th: Bundle is now available for purchase on various websites (depending on region).
January 17th: Demo is released on the eShop!
January 2Xth: At some point, pre-orders were closed for the U.S. GameStops for the games themselves. Other stores may still be accepting pre-orders. The bundle is still available.
January 28th: Shipments of Fire Emblem: Awakening arrive in Canada at various locations, around closing time (reported ~8:30 PM EST).
January 29th: The street date for Canada is broken and they begin to sell the game early.
January 30th: The street date for Canada has been... un-lifted, for lack of a better term--apparently Nintendo enforced it and said they weren't supposed to be selling it until the 4th, like normal. The chance of the street date getting lifted for us in the U.S. is now very, very slim, next to zero. Supposedly there's still some havoc though so you may be able to make use of the confusion and get the game before everyone is sure of what's supposed to be happening (if you're in Canada and somehow haven't made use of how lucky you are
).January 31st: Looks like I may have been wrong: according to various GameStops and online sources (none of which are -extremely- credible but they're credible enough) indicate that the street date in the U.S. has either been lifted or never existed in the first place, and shipments should be coming in tomorrow afternoon (some places reported earlier but I have a feeling it's not true). Call your local gamestop and ask when they think they'll have it in--otherwise you might be in the dark and not get the game on time (especially if they wait until the 4th to call you...).
January 31st, 2nd Update: Evidence now suggests that the street date has in fact been lifted, and if your local GameStop says otherwise, make your best attempt to convince them otherwise. Also, there are many reports going about that the game will not ship in-store until the 8th of February; however, it is suspected that this refers to the 2nd shipment of games, i.e. ones that aren't pre-orders. Pre-orders may come in tomorrow, February 1st, or Saturday, February 2nd, but it's not guaranteed. Some stores already have the Character Artbook and may let you pick it up ahead of time, though I personally was not able to pick mine up (despite going in person). If you haven't pre-ordered, you're likely out of luck; if you pre-ordered the bundle, I don't believe you can pick it up in-store so I'm assuming it's being shipped to your home and it should be shipped the day it is released (supposedly it takes 1 day to process and will be processed the 3rd, but I'm not sure how accurate this information the Custom Service representative gave me is). If you're not at GameStop, your order will likely come in at a normal time, though check to see if they'll sell it to you early (and maybe even a local non-chain store ["mom and pop store"] will have it). Good luck trying to get the game!
