UK gamers can Play Wii early

You could have spent the past two years glued to your PC monitor, reading every morsel of info ever written about the Wii but, as Nintendo is always keen to stress, this is one console that really has to be played.

That's why Nintendo will be showing off its new console at various venues around the UK in a tour that kicks off next Friday in Dublin. Check below for the full list of confirmed dates and locations, and be sure to get your nearest venue date in your diary.

Toys 4 Big Boys, Dublin - 10th-12th November
Good Food Show, London - 10th-12th November
Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent (A) - 16th-18th November
Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow - 16th-18th November
Bullring, Birmingham - 16th-18th November
Churchill Square, Brighton - 16th-18th November
Good Food Show, Birmingham NEC - 22nd-26th November
Lakeside, Essex - 23rd-25th November
UK Golf Show, Birmingham NEC - 24th-26th November
Meadowhall, Sheffield - 30th November-2nd December
Cribbs Causeway, Bristol - 30th November-2nd December
The Oracle, Reading - 30th November-2nd December
Clotheshow Live 2006, Birmingham NEC - 1st-6th December
Luton Airport (A) - 4th-10th December
Gatwick North (A) - 4th-10th December
Manchester Metropolitan University - 6th December
UCD, Dublin University - 6th December
Arndale Centre, Manchester - 7th-9th December
Mahon Point, Cork - 7th-10th December
Gatwick South (A) - 11th-17th December
Stansted Airport (A) - 11th-17th December
Centre MK, Milton Keynes (A) - 18th-24th December
Irn Bru Carnival, Glasgow SECC - 23rd December - 14th January
The Liberty, Romford - 2nd-7th January
White Rose, Leeds - 2nd-7th January
Castlecourt, Belfast - 2nd-7th January
Brent Cross Shopping Centre, London - 9th-14th January
The Gyle, Edinburgh - 9th-14th January
West Quay Centre, Southampton - 9th-14th January
Bristol University - 17th January
St David's Centre, Cardiff - 18th-21st January
Nottingham Trent University - 24th January
The Shires, Leicester - 25th-27th January
Sheffield Hallam University - 31st January
Glasgow University - 31st January
Trinity College Dublin - 31st January
Luton Airport (B) - 5th - 11th Feb
Gatwick South (B) - 5th-18th Feb
Xscape, Braehead - 17th-18th Feb
The Victoria Centre, Nottingham - 19th-25th Feb
Gatwick North (B) - 19th-25th Feb
Stansted Airport (B) - 19th Feb - 4th March
Xscape, Castleford Leeds - 24th-25th Feb
Centre MK, Milton Keynes (B) - 28th Feb - 3rd march
Braehead Shopping Centre, Glasgow - 5th-11th March
Crufts 2007, Birmingham NEC - 8th-11th March
Ideal Home Show, Earl's Court London - 9th March - 1st April
Quad Show, Birmingham NEC - 16th-18th March
Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent (B) - 16th-18th March
Vitality Show, London Olympia - 29th March - 1st April
Memorabilia Show, Birmingham NEC - 31st March - 1st April