Sure, 500,000 consoles (lifetime sales) doesn't sound like much. It's about what the US devours in a month. But it's a big number for a market with only 21,000,000 potential customers, and it's a number Nintendo Australia are only too happy to hit us with today, as they announced (courtesy of official GfK sales figures) that the Wii has not only hit the half a million sales mark, but is now officially the fastest console to have done so in Australian history. To celebrate, they've released some new Wii lifestyle photography, which we'll now share with you subject you to.

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