In Europe the situation is better so far
GeForce RTX 40 Super video cards launched normally around the world and from the first days were available, including at recommended prices. It turned out that there are already problems with the availability of at least the RTX 4080 Super.
In the US, there are quite a few offers of such adapters in stores, and there are no cards at the recommended price at all. More precisely, there is, but only in physical stores, and even then very little. As for what's available, prices start above $1,100, which is about the same level as the regular RTX 4080 before the upgrade came out.
Given that we are talking about a video card with a price of $1000, it is likely the reason is insufficient supplies, and not due to huge demand.
Interestingly, in Europe there seems to be no problem with availability, although perhaps only temporarily.