Nintendo is set to take its DS and Wii software on a tour of the UK as it looks to ramp up its marketing for the fourth quarter.

Going under the names The Nintendo DS Christmas Tour ’08 and The Wii Christmas Tour ’08, gamers are being invited to ‘discover a world of new titles’ in specific shopping centres up and down the country. Games set to feature include Animal Crossing, Wario Land, Wii Music, Brain Training, Professor Layton and New Super Mario Bros.

The tour dates in full:

The Nintendo DS Christmas Tour ‘08:

ILAC, Dublin – October 23rd-26th
St. Davids, Carfidd – October 30th–November 2nd
Westfield, London – November 6th–9th
Braehead, Glasgow – November 13th–16th
MetroCentre, Gateshead – November 20th–23rd
Meadowhall, Sheffield ¬– November 27th–30th
Bluewater, Kent – December 3rd–7th
Churchill Sq, Brighton – December 11th–14th
Highcross, Leicester – December 18th-21st

The Wii Christmas Tour ‘08:

Westfield, Derby – October 30th–November 2nd
Toys for Big Boys, Dublin ¬–November 6th–9th
Lakeside, Thurrock – November 13th–16th
Arndale, Manchester – November 20th–23rd
Braehead, Glasgow – November 27t –30th
MetroCentre, Gateshead – December 4th–7th
Highcross, Leicester ¬– December 11th–14th
WestQuay, Southampton – December 18th–21st