No Wii U pre-orders at Amazon.com

Update: Amazon is now taking pre-orders for the Wii U.

Nintendo Wii U Console - White Basic Set on Amazon.


Nintendo Wii U Console - Black Deluxe Set on Amazon.

Original Story:

Although you can pre-order Wii U consoles at Best Buy, Gamestop, and Toys R Us right now, you cannot at Amazon.com. You can read Amazon's statement on the matter after the break.





Here is Amazon's brief explanation emailed out today (9/14/12) to those of us who previously registered for Wii U pre-order information:

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Dear Amazon.com Customer,  Thank for you signing up to be notified when the Wii U is available. Unfortunately the Wii U console is not available at Amazon.com at this time but please check back in the future, as availability may change.  We do have the latest Wii U games and accessories available now so check them out.  Thank you for shopping with Amazon Video Games.  See Wii U Games & Accessories

Kind of cryptic and unusual  and it seems certain that Amazon will miss out on sales due to this delay. We will keep you up to date with any new information we discover.