With only 77 days to wait until the Wii U hits retail shelves on November 30th, Nintendo has announced that gamers throughout the UK will be able to try out the upcoming console.

Starting at Eurogamer Expo later this month, the tour will visit numerous cities in England and Scotland right up until early next year.

Attendees will be able to try Nintendo Land, ZombiU, New Super Mario Bros. U and more.  Mario and Luigi will also be on hand for photos and to hand out prizes during the events.

The tour will visit the following locations:

Eurogamer Expo, London: 27th – 30th September

Braehead shopping centre, Glasgow: 11th – 14th October

Play Expo, Manchester: 13th – 14th

Westfield, Derby: 18th – 21st October

MCM Expo, London: 26th – 28th October

Highcross Shopping Centre, Leicester: 1st – 4th November

The Bullring, Birmingham: 8th – 11th November

Westfield Stratford City, London: 15th – 18th November

Metro Centre, Newcastle: 22nd – 25th November

Gadget Show Christmas, London: 30th November – 2nd December

Westfield, London: 6th – 9th December

Centre: MK, Milton Keynes: 13th – 16th December

Arndale centre, Manchester: 3rd – 6th January

Let us know if you're planning to go to one of the tour events.