When Nintendo announced the launch details for the three major territories, Japan, Europe and North America, yesterday European gamers were not told how much they can expect to pay.

As with the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo has left the choice in the hands of the retailers due to certain regulations.

This causes some disdain and a period of uncertainty for European gamers, but the closer we got to the 3DS release date retailers soon engaged in a price war.

We have rounded up the prices from a number of online stores for you.  This information may change, and more retailers will announce prices, but if you're itching to get your Wii U sorted then it seems ShopTo is the cheapest place to go.

Please note that prices are correct at print but are subject to change.  We have not included European stores due to the number of possible store, but please feel free to inform us of any bargains and we will add them to the table.  

All prices refer to online stores.  If the retailer also has a high street presence we have not checked these prices and they may vary from their online counterpart.

Game/Gamestation	£259.99	£309.99	£349.99
Amazon	£249	£299	TBA
Play	£259.99	£309.99	£349.99
HMV	£249.99	£299.99	£329.99
ShopTo	£247.85	£296.86	£324.85
Tesco	£249.99	£299.99	£329.99
Sainsburys	£249.99	£299.99	TBA
Argos	£269.99	£319.99	TBA
Blockbuster	£299.99	TBA	TBA