When Nintendo announced the release date and price point of the Wii U, the first reaction of many gamers was to spring over to Amazon and attempt to pre-order one for themselves. The response was strong enough that "Wii U Deluxe" almost immediately became one of the highest-searched queries on the site. The search returned several Wii U games, but no console. Several hours after Nintendo's conference ended, competitor and video game retailer titan GameStop sent out emails noting that they were officially taking pre-orders for both the Deluxe and Basic models of the Wii U.

And still no word came from Amazon. Even now, if you search for the Wii U, it's not in stock.

If a recent press release from Amazon is any indication, you might just want to jump on the GameStop bandwagon if you live in the US. Amazon's US retail branch doesn't have the console available for pre-order now, and it probably won't anytime soon. "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," read the official release.

The reason for the absence of any Wii U presence on the retailer's store is currently unknown.

Amazon UK and France are both accepting pre-orders for the console.