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Nintendo Wii to hit UK tonight

You say you want a Revolution...

By Register Hardware

Posted in Games, 7th December 2006 11:59 GMT

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Nintendo's Wii - aka 'Revolution' - has gone on sale in the UK. Read Reg Hardware's full review of the new games console [1] check out the key news stories behind the Wii's global debut.

 Nintendo Wii Reviewed

 Nintendo Wii's videogames console [2]

Nintendo's Wii...

Man loses weight playing Wii Sports [3]
Orb brings iTunes to Wii console [4]
UK consumers bought 200,000 Nintendo Wiis over Xmas [5]
Woman dies after Wii competition [6]
Nintendo denounces Wii Remote lawsuit [7]
Nintendo faces Wii Remote wrist-strap class action lawsuit [8]
Nintendo said to profit on Wii production [9]
Nintendo offers weak-of-grip fresh Wii wrist-straps [10]
Re-enact great Jedi, Sith battles with... a Nintendo Wii Remote [11]
Nintendo sued over alleged Wii Remote patent violation [12]
Retailers warn Nintendo Wii pre-orders may arrive late [13]
Nintendo Wii starting to ship to UK buyers? [14]
North Americans buy 600,000 Wiis in first week [15]
Analyst dissects Nintendo Wii... on camera [16]
Nintendo Wii given sledgehammer treatment [17]
Nintendo to ship DS Lite MP3 player on Wii day [18]
Developer confirms DVD-edition Wii coming H2 2007 [19]
Nintendo: 4m Wiis to ship by year's end [20]
Sunlight scuppers Nintendo Wii sensor? [21]
Nintendo: Wii to come to Europe on 8 December [22]
Nintendo steals the show at E3 [23]

...and the competition

Sony to ship major PS3 firmware update next March [24]
Sony admits PS3 compatibility hiccup [25]
Sony exec says 'yes' to PS4 [26]
Sony management shuffle dooms PlayStation 4? [27]
Teen shot dead by police over stolen PS3 [28]
Man shot while queuing to buy PlayStation 3 [29]
Sony punching out PS3s 'smoothly' [30]
Man buys PS3, smashes it with sledgehammer [31]
Sony PS3 'costs at least $805-840' to make [32]
Sony's PS3 purchased, pulled apart [33]