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They produced and made available more volume than Wii had

Distribution was move evenly spread with every place getting some allotment and all of them doing pre-orders

Online pre-orders hugely important this time around with many people still waiting for their units to arrive

There is definitely less excitement for the Wii U at launch, but I remember being able to buy a Wii without issue either

It wasn't until after some Thanksgiving parties where people got to try out the Wii and word of mouth spread that the demand spiked leading into 2008

... I have a Wii U and it is a game changer ...

It is everything I wanted and more in a Nintendo HD console.