Nintendo News | Midnight London Wii Launch

UK retailer GAME have announced the expected midnight launch for gamers eagerly wanting to be the first in the country to own and play a Wii from day one.

According to NintendoLife, the London store, Oxford Street branch, will open their doors at midnight on Thursday 7th December (8th depending on how you judge midnight.)

There'll be various entertainment at hand to keep gamers warmed up for their Wii action - "The launch extravaganza will include music, crowd entertainment, competitions, pizza delivery and demonstration Wii pods to play on. The grand finale will be a countdown to midnight when the first Nintendo Wii will be purchased by the lucky gamer at the front of the queue."

Anna Macario, GAME's Marketing Director stated, "We are anticipating huge crowds of customers will come to our Oxford Street store to get their hands on their Nintendo Wii at the first possible moment. The console has been hotly anticipated by thousands of customers who have reserved this console for weeks in advance and we are working flat out to make sure customers get the products they want first."

C3 should be around to cover the launch activities, so if you see a strange person in a "C3 Star" T-shirt, be sure to stop by!