MrT-Tar on 27 July 2010
The DS launched over here in the U.K somewhen in early 2005, however my uncle was going on a business trip to the US in February and he got me one. If I remember correctly, the DS was sold out at launch but not for long.
Wii on the other hand, was sold out for ages. I pre-ordered mine at Comet and mine arrived on release on the 8th December 2006. I took the smart decision to pre-order from a store that isn't normally instantly associated with games and therefore might recieve less interest concerning pre-orders, therefore giving my pre-order a better success rate.
