Hot on the heels of all the other gadget and console releases we’ve seen recently, Nintendo have now launched their next-generation console, the Wii, in the US.

Like the PS3, it’s already sold out, so if you’re one of the people who has got one, consider yourself lucky. Unlike the PS3, however, we haven’t seen the crazy reports of violence, but the waiting lines have still been long.

Let the console wars begin!