Nintendo Australia has announced an event for the more artistic residents of Sydney. The company is inviting aspiring artists to a free outdoor art class to be hosted by artist Mika Uzton Popov, the grandson of The Sydney Opera House’s designer, Jørn Utzon.

Ok, ok so that’s really 2 million units, but for all the talk of the Wii’s saturation, that still less than 10% of Australia’s population, establishing the Wii as the fastest selling home console and smashing past previous record holder, Nintendo’s DS!

The R4 piracy cartridge, used to circumvent protections Nintendo puts in place to stop piracy on the Nintendo DS, is on public sale and display even at my local newsagent for $40, but for how much longer now that Nintendo has won its second lawsuit in a couple of weeks against the scourge of piracy?

Nintendo Australia has released its reaction to 2009 sales figures and it is mildly chuffed, likewise both Microsoft and Sony are equally chuffed in their outlook for the Australian video game industry.

Those pocket monsters return with Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver for the Nintendo DS.  Included in each pack is a pedometer for taking your favourite Pokémon’s on the road with you.

Rockstar has released a version of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the iPhone and iPod Touch, could it come to the Wii?

2009 was a tough year for many industries, even the so-called recession-proof video-game business.  The numbers for 2009 have hit the interwebs and whilst the sales figures have declared December 2009 the best month ever, over all video-game entertainment contracted last year.

Infinite Interactive, makers of PuzzleQuest: Challenge of the Warlords and Galactrix have thieved a significant amount of time from this planets population, in a nice addictive kind of way.  Now Puzzle Chronicles the next in the Puzzle series has been announced.

As the year draws to a close a critics mind wanders back across the titles he has paused to look at.  In the ever moving world of video-games the demographic has widened even further over 2009, as a result, picking a GOTY is more difficult that it ever has been.

Sega have announced a "new" Sonic compilation, titled Sonic Classic Collection. The collection follows similar re-releases for iPhone, home consoles, and about a million other devices. What's next, playing Sonic on your toaster..?