For some reason, all the major japanese retailers are not taking pre-orders for Wii U.

Nah, they're not even listing the console at the website. My only options now is to either wait for a possible listing of Wii U on those websites or go pre-order one now at rakuten for 36000 yen (black) which is 4000yen more than the regular price.

I managed to snag a pre-order for a JP Wii U at retail price so I'm good.

So my Japanese Wii U arrived. I'm not sure if the current step down that I use for my Wii will work for the Wii U. The step down has only 70watts output and it doesn't state how much amp it has. I'm worried that the 5 watts difference wont' give it enough power lol

Alright, I've done setting up my Wii U to my TV and PC to stream my gameplay sessions. Now to transfer my data from my 3ds so I can start hunting some monsters.