From the article:
You may remember last weekend when Kotaku posted about the guys at cameronbanga.com who tried to make it through four Zelda games in 48 hours. Due to some glitches, they weren't able to squeeze in all four games but still managed to raise over $1200 for Penny Arcade's Child's Play charity. So, in an attempt to make up what they couldn't finish, the boys are at it again but this time they have given themselves eleven hours to complete Twilight Princess. The marathon gaming session will again benefit Child's Play and will be the first in a series of charity driven weekend gaming sessions.
Kotaku have found that you can buy a full size Hylian Shield and even a Master Sword from TrueSwords.com for $75 and $44 respectively.
When your new console has a single killer-app (and that Twilight Princess -- she's a killer) and another version of the game is supposed to ship almost a month afterward on your very dead old console does it make sense to short supply the old version?
Nintendo's official statement: Online reports about the Nintendo GameCube version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess are incorrect. The amazing game will be available at retail outlets nationwide on Dec. 13.]
A PR representitive for Nintendo of Europe has told RPGSite that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will be released through "all the usual channels" in the UK.