1) Nintendo cant send japanese consoles to Europe ,first ones are NTSC and the others are PAL .Plus the problem with the electricity standars etc .Plus ,they are region-locked so there you have it . 2 )Here in Spain in the recent weeks you can find Wiis in most stores ,and they have a good amount in some of them .Demand for it was extremely high in december and early january ,but right now nobody seems to be fighting out to buy the consoles .Maybe they have increased supply here ,but we have to keep in mind that it cant be due to japanese or US consoles sent here because of point 1 and that either way the hype is dying down a bit as it would be expectable .