Nintendo's Wii - aka 'Revolution' - has gone on sale in the UK. Read Reg Hardware's full review of the new games console (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/08/review_nintendo_wii/) check out the key news stories behind the Wii's global debut.

Nintendo's Wii...

Man loses weight playing Wii Sports (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/22/wii_play_leads_to_weight_loss/)
Orb brings iTunes to Wii console (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/18/orb_wii_console/)
UK consumers bought 200,000 Nintendo Wiis over Xmas (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/16/nintendo_wii_uk_xmas_sales/)
Woman dies after Wii competition (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/15/wii_death/)
Nintendo denounces Wii Remote lawsuit (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/22/nintendo_denounces_wii_remote_lawsuit/)
Nintendo faces Wii Remote wrist-strap class action lawsuit (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/20/nintendo_wii_strap_class_action/)
Nintendo said to profit on Wii production (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/18/nintendo_wii_profit_on_production/)
Nintendo offers weak-of-grip fresh Wii wrist-straps (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/15/nintendo_free_wii_straps/)
Re-enact great Jedi, Sith battles with... a Nintendo Wii Remote (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/12/wii_remote_is_light_sabre/)
Nintendo sued over alleged Wii Remote patent violation (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/11/nintendo_sued_over_wii_remote/)
Retailers warn Nintendo Wii pre-orders may arrive late (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/07/nintendo_cuts_uk_wii_allocation_claim/)
Nintendo Wii starting to ship to UK buyers? (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/04/wii_debuts_in_japan/)
North Americans buy 600,000 Wiis in first week (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/28/nintendo_eight-day_wii_sales/)
Analyst dissects Nintendo Wii... on camera (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/21/analyst_dissects_nintendo_wii/)
Nintendo Wii given sledgehammer treatment (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/21/men_smash_nintendo_wii/)
Nintendo to ship DS Lite MP3 player on Wii day (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/20/nintendo_unveils_ds_mp3_player/)
Developer confirms DVD-edition Wii coming H2 2007 (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/15/nintendo_wii_gets_dvd_in_07/)
Nintendo: 4m Wiis to ship by year's end (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/03/nintendo_wii_world_shipment_target/)
Sunlight scuppers Nintendo Wii sensor? (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/10/10/nintendo_wii_sunlight/)
Nintendo: Wii to come to Europe on 8 December (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/09/15/nintendo_wii_europe/)
Nintendo steals the show at E3 (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/05/18/e3_nintendo_announcement/)

...and the competition

Sony to ship major PS3 firmware update next March (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/05/sony_ps3_firmware_update/)
Sony admits PS3 compatibility hiccup (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/14/sony_ps3_sales_and_glitch/)
Sony exec says 'yes' to PS4 (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/05/sony_says_yes_to_ps4/)
Sony management shuffle dooms PlayStation 4? (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/01/sony_shuffle_kills_ps4/)
Teen shot dead by police over stolen PS3 (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/05/fatal_ps3_shooting/)
Man shot while queuing to buy PlayStation 3 (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/17/man_shot_in_ps3_queue/)
Sony punching out PS3s 'smoothly' (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/22/ps3_production_going_smoothly/)
Man buys PS3, smashes it with sledgehammer (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/20/canadians_smash_ps3/)
Sony PS3 'costs at least $805-840' to make (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/16/isuppli_prices_up_ps3/)
Sony's PS3 purchased, pulled apart (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/13/sony_ps3_disassembled/)