June results with regard to gaming consoles brought exciting news for Sony Corp., as the sale boost everyone was expecting "Metal Gear Solid 4" to bring was finally confirmed. The game, which was launched in June, totaled sales of no less than 775,000 units.

According to market tracker NPD Group, June was a good month for Nintendo as well. The company managed to become the number one seller, as its Wii console reached sales of over 11 million units in North America in the 21 months that have passed since its release. Last month, no less than 666,100 Wii units were sold. Obviously enough, Wii Fit helped a lot; out of June’s total Wii units, 378,000 were the new Balance Board-packing consoles.

Although the Xbox 360 was launched one year before the Wii hit store shelves, the former’s evolution is currently lagging.

During the E3 Media and Business Summit in Los Angeles, Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo America, told reporters that the Wii would come in first, once the June sale numbers were to be made public.

At the same event, Nintendo presented several of its upcoming attractions. First and foremost, the company talked about MotionPlus, the Wiimote pluggable peripheral that will give players the chance to experience true one-to-one movement.

It then mentioned Wii Music; musician wannabes will be able to test their musical skills on a wide series of instruments, including guitars, violins and pianos. Out of the new titles Nintendo is preparing, a few were brought up: Animal Crossing: City Folk, Shaun White's Snowboarding, Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown.

Winning first place is never enough on its own; keeping that lead position becomes the real challenge. Nintendo, with its constant concern regarding the improvement of its products, seems to be well aware of this.