Dec 8, 2006 6:10 AM

Wii Launches in Europe

Same old story, ladies and gents: midnight queues, pre-order tickets, bleary-eyed dads and Sony missing Christmas. Nintendo’s Wii console launched in Europe last night, bringing out the crowds in London and paris to snap up the cheaper, cuter choice. The Inquirer excitedly unboxes its freshly-nabbed Euro-Wii. They also note that the FCC ID given to […]

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Same old story, ladies and gents: midnight queues, pre-order tickets, bleary-eyed dads and Sony missing Christmas. Nintendo's Wii console launched in Europe last night, bringing out the crowds in London and paris to snap up the cheaper, cuter choice. The Inquirer excitedly unboxes its freshly-nabbed Euro-Wii.

They also note that the FCC ID given to the PAL version of the Wiimote control is POO-WC45. Who says federal government doesn't have a sense of humor?

Unwrapping Nintendo's new console [The Inquirer]

Nintendo's Wii Punch [Reuters]

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