It's only a few hours since the Nintendo Wii has officially gone on sale in the UK and already Nintendo's new console is flying off the shelves around the country - especially at the official Wii launch event at HMV on Oxford Street.

Hundreds of Wii-hungry gamers queued at the store, and from what we saw at the twilight festivities - surprisingly more went home with Nintendo's new console than were disappointed by the lack of hardware.

News and screens at CVG