Nintendo has got Christmas firmly lined up in its sights as it finally unveils when its new zapper will hit the high street. Set your alarms - it's going to be 7th December. 

The Zapper will come bundled with a Zelda-themed game going by the name of Link's Crossbow Training and in this players can use the Zapper, along with your Wiimote and Nunchuk to aim at targets on the screen and, well, shoot them! The Zapper can also relay info to the Wii allowing gamers to hide around corners and the Z button on the Nunchuk can act as a zoom aloow you to do those tricky sniper shots.

The Zapper promises to be compatible with games such as Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and others.

George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications said, "The Wii Zapper combines our remarkable controllers into one housing with a classic style reminiscent of arcadestyle games. Both veteran and first-time players will find it brings a whole new dimension to games where targeting is key and provides even more exciting game-play experiences."

While pricing details have yet to be confirmed, rumours circulating the interweb put the price of this piece of plastic at around £20-30. Alternatively you could get all Blue Peter and knock one up for a fraction of the price - but it wouldn't be the same really.