SSF4 Available Early?

While I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up, it looks like there are several reports that some people have received e-mails notifying them that SSF4 will be shipping to them on Friday, April 23. That’s 4 days early!

Others are claiming local game stores have broken the street date. Could this be tied to worries of the level of piracy associated with the game thus far?

All I know is, if you find out where to get this early in New Jersey. TELL ME!