Nintendo: 1.2 million hardware units sold, 400,000 Wii U

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Train wreck said:
Gamestop.com availability:

http://www.gamestop.com/browse/consoles?nav=16k-wii+u,13ffff2412

If gamestop truly has a backlog, why not ship consoles available online to stores?

Because most people want the deluxe and as you can see in the link you provided it's still backordered.