Hearts release in the U.S? Does anyone have an update?

I got my hearts 2 days ago! My SA in Canada said that the release date got pushed back till Feb. 1st but he could sell it to me! I'm not sure if they have any more left though...
 
Somehow I wonder if they aren't doing it because of the imminent price increase...but are these going up too?

I read on one of the other threads that the price increase was already included in the hearts and it does seem that the price is higher than last year. My bet is the holiday hype, but thats just a guess....I CAN'T WAIT! :girlsigh: