[UPDATE] Nintendo to Shrink Original Wii for Christmas

<p><strong>&lbrack;UPDATE&colon; 13&colon;35 GMT&rsqb; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;uk&period;gamespot&period;com&sol;news&sol;wii-mini-hitting-december-7-6400570">Gamespot<&sol;a> have reported on the &&num;8220&semi;Wii Mini&&num;8221&semi; also&comma; stating that a major retailer has stated that the console will arrive December 7th&comma; one week on Friday &lpar;The launch day of Wii U in Europe&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Many journalists have reported that Nintendo may be releasing a redesigned Wii console by the end of the year&period; Keep in mind however that this is the <em>original <&sol;em>Nintendo Wii console&comma; not the newly released Wii U console&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Nintendo Wii Mini suggests that the console will be shrunk down &lpar;similar to the thinner&comma; family console&rpar; and will be bundled with the new Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuck&&num;8230&semi; ALONG WITH A FREE WII REMOTE JACKET&excl;&excl;&excl; &lpar;Who says we&&num;8217&semi;re in a global recession now eh&excl;&quest;&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Are Nintendo right to still be pushing the Wii&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;techradar&period;com&sol;news&sol;gaming&sol;consoles&sol;rumour-nintendo-to-launch-wii-mini-console-1115126">Tech Radar<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;