The Wii U is coming to a shopping centre or expo near you so you can have a go for yourselves. Having played the new console at E3 and Gamescom and we’d urge you to try it out before splashing the cash on the next-gen machine that’s turning out to be a little bit more expensive than we thought.

Given the public nature of the displays we wouldn’t expect the blood-splattered ZombiU to be there, but titles like Super Mario Bros Wii U and Rayman Legends should be a given. Check out the early online UK prices for Wii U bundles here.

• Eurogamer Expo, London: 27th – 30th September
• Braehead shopping centre, Glasgow: 11th – 14th October
• Play Expo, Manchester: 13th – 14th October
• 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

Don’t forget, Sony are taking the PS Vita and Wonderbook out on tour too. Check out those dates here.