New Nikons on the 24th?

So, supposedly we'll finally be seeing the new Nikon D4 and D800 around the 24th of August. A Wednesday. Hmmmmmmmm. I think it's about damn time! It might be the case that these were nearly ready to go back in March, but the massive earthquake and tsunami messed up the time table. I was thinking that Nikon did their announcements earlier in the summer, with the actual shipping dates arriving before Christmas. If they don't get them out on the market soon, with the stock market crashing, and the dollar's value dropping, it'll be hard to see how we'll be able to even afford new Japanese cameras over here.