Today Nikon announced delivery dates for all the new toys (Nikon D3, D300, all the lenses), at least for Japan:
D3: November 30th
D300: November 23rd
14-24, 24-70, 400VR: November 30th
500VR, 600VR: January 2008
And Capture NX is free for the first 300,000 D3 and D300!