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.