The redesigned Nintendo Wii, which was recently announced for European gamers, will now head to North America also.

The new Wii games console, which is somewhat smaller than the existing Wii and sits only horizontally, will come to North America in a neat bundle on 23rd of October.

The sleek little games console will come accompanied by a Wii Motion Plus remote controller, New Super Mario Bros. Wii plus a limited edition Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack CD.

However, the upcoming Wii, which will be available in black, will not be capable of playing GameCube games and connect GameCube controllers.

Gaming giant Nintendo may announce more Wii bundles in the coming few months as a part of its efforts to shun cut-throat competition form rivals.

The redesigned sleek console will cost the same as its backward compatible kin, i. e. $150.