Neverwinter Nights To Make 2001?

Although there have been rumors that Neverwinter Nights would slip into 2002, I read over on RPGDot that Derek French, associate producer for Neverwinter Nights, stopped in at the official NWN message boards to provide some insight on the game's release date:

    Short and sweet.
    There is no official release date.

    We are expecting to release the game this winter, not this spring.

    Thank you and drive through.

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    Derek French
    Assistant Producer - NWN
    BioWare Corp.

As long as the game is finished and has a minimal number of bugs, I'd be extremely happy to see a 2001 release. Time will tell...