Coined by (and authored by) Strell, in reference to the
PS3 launch fiascos that resulted in various muggings, flag-pole face plantings, and probably overwhelming amounts of "just friends" spooning between all sorts of people in a feeble effort to keep warm in the
brutal frigid teat of nature. Also, people got shot.
This is mostly due to extreme shortages from manufacturing problems, and possibly due to an attempt to artificially increase
hype. Because of scarcity, systems were selling on
eBay for several thousand dollars, well above the MSRP, which prompted a "me too wants
money" reaction from the general public in the United States.