The Wii went on sale at the stroke of midnight on Friday. Nintendo held it’s official launch event at HMV on Oxford Street in London.

Ian Wright, Nell McAndrew, Pat Cash, and Ricky Hatton arrived to test their skills on Wii Sports. Cash and McAndrew played Wii Tennis, with Cash winning two games to none. Then Wright and Hatton tried their hand at some Wii Boxing, with the ex-footballer winning the virtual game against the IBF and WBA light welterweight champion Hatton.

Marwan Elgamal, who had been camping outside for two days, was first in line for a console at the HMV store, and it was presented to him by Ian Wright. Elgamal bought The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess with his console, Ian Wright asked him if Zelda was a fighting game - a comment that didn’t go down well with the crowd.