As much as I don't care for Gamestop...my other local place isn't doing pre-orders yet..so I decided not to do the "sorry I waited" game and pre-ordered
I'd love to yell people that pre-ordering is safe ..but it's not..when the Wii launched my local Gamestops had to give out pre-orders in 3 or 4 loads..so some pre-orders weren't filled till almost 6 months after launch.
I'd like to think the success of the Wii took Nintendo and everyone by surprise to an extend and they've learned to better estimate the demand, but time will tell.