Well, every single day since ordered my order said "release date December 18"...just now, on the 18th, it changed to "backordered". It doesn't even give me an estimated date. Did anyone get a delivery date on BB? I am sooooooooooooo disappointed.
I think if I were ordering it today that would make sense but specifically my order, which has said "in progress" for weeks, is now saying status: backordered.
Backorders
If an item you've ordered is on backorder, we'll send you an e-mail to let you know the estimated arrival time. You can choose to wait for the item or cancel it. Backorders remain active for 30 days.
If after 30 days the item is still on backorder, we will automatically cancel the item. We will e-mail you 5 days before we cancel the item to ask if you would like to extend the backorder. At that time, you may extend the backorder by contacting us. Extension periods vary by product.
Best Buy does not charge your credit card until the item is shipped. If you used PayPal, your PayPal account was charged at the time you placed the order.
Backorders benefit from our online price guarantee. If the price drops at the time of shipment, you will automatically pay the lower price.
From my experience, whenever a pre-order item is changed to backorder status this generally means that the order is in the process of being fulfilled.