This is not surprising at all, but it’s now official. The Wii has surpassed Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as the best-selling home video game console in North America, according to data from sales tracking firm NPD. Nintendo says it sold over 660,000 Wii units for the month of June alone, pushing nearly 10.9 million units in the U.S. following the console’s initial debut in November of 2006, a full year after the Xbox 360 was launched.

“Wii was created with the goal of expanding the gaming universe through its intuitive motion-sensing controller,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “As we have demonstrated this week during the E3 Media & Business Summit, Wii continues to pioneer new ways for people to interact with their video games and with one another.”

Expect the complete listing of June NPD figures, covering both hardware and software, to hit later today or tomorrow.

SouthPeak Games today announced that its frantic puzzle title Roogoo, which was released on Xbox Live Arcade last May, will hit the Wii and Nintendo DS platforms later this Winter.

Promising “all-new levels and game modes,” the Wii and DS versions of Roogoo will take advantage of each system’s strengths, utilizing the motion-sensitive Wii Remote and DS stylus. In the game, players rotate meteors through a series of rotating disks.

According to SouthPeak, owners of both versions will have access to exclusive gameplay modes that use the DS as a controller for the Wii game. Neat!

No screenshots were provided, but SouthPeak did send over a few pieces of concept art, which can be viewed after the jump.

Roogoo Concept Art

It’s safe to say that anyone who has been a hardcore Nintendo fan over the years felt a bit let down by the company’s E3 conference yesterday. Speaking in an interview with G4, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said he couldn’t understand why, though:

How could you feel left out? The Animal Crossing that we’ve been hearing about that people wanted. Fully connected to the Internet, go to other people’s towns. Plus as I said, Grand Theft Auto on the DS. How do you feel left out with those types of announcements?

Even though it’ll be a great game, you know that Animal Crossing doesn’t fall under the hardcore genre we’re talking about, Reggie. Sure, Grand Theft Auto for DS got us a little excited, but that was it! Most of us would have liked to see at least one more core title for Wii. That’s where the disappointment lies.

Capcom is revving up the porting engine once again. According to the latest issue of Famitsu, a Wii port of survival horror title Dead Rising is in the works, complete with waggle controls. Obviously, the graphics will be toned down as the original was released on Xbox 360.

No word on a release date yet, but you can count on hearing more soon.

Famitsu [Wii @ Everyday]

Nintendo has announced Wii Sports Resort, the successor to Wii’s highly-acclaimed launch hit.

The game will ship bundled with the recently announced Wii MotionPlus accessory, which adds 1:1 motion-sensing precision to the standard Wii Remote controller.

During the conference, Nintendo execs Reggie Fils-Aime and Cammie Dunaway demoed the game, participating in a number of outdoor activities, including Frisbee, Jet Skiing, and Fencing.

Wii Sports Resort Screenshots

Update: Added the first direct-feed gameplay trailer.

This was expected. Nintendo’s just announced Animal Crossing: City Folk at its E3 conference.

According to series creator Katsuya Eguchi, the title will ship for Wii this year, alongside a microphone attachment dubbed WiiSpeak, which allows players to talk amongst their friends live over the internet.

Nintendo showed a video of the game on-screen, showcasing the game’s interactive towns. Graphically, it looks similar to the original GameCube Animal Crossing, but the environments — specifically in-door locales, look much more detailed.

Although its E3 conference isn’t scheduled to begin until tomorrow, Nintendo is already making waves with an announcement for the Wii MotionPlus, a control-enhancing accessory for the Wii Remote controller.

By attaching to the end of the Wii Remote, the Wii MotionPlus provides a “true 1:1 response” in gameplay, allowing “for more comprehensive tracking of a player’s arm position and orientation, providing players with an unmatched level of precision and immersion.”

Sounds interesting. Even more interesting is that Nintendo rushed to send this out before Microsoft’s conference today. Expect the Wii MotionPlus to be demoed at E3 tomorrow. more »

The latest issue of European-based gaming mag N-Gamer contains rather juicy bits of information regarding Nintendo’s upcoming lineup.

First up — Animal Crossing Wii, which will undoubtedly make an appearance at this year’s E3, is said to be complete. However, contrary to previous rumors, the title is not an MMO, but will feature “heavy use of WiFi sharing.”

Tapping further into the rumor mill, N-Gamer claim that the long-rumored Punch-Out Wii is in development and will utilize the Balance Board peripheral for dodging and weaving. No word on if we’ll see the title at E3, however.

News: Animal Crossing & Punch-Out!! Wii Detailed [N-Europe]

As part of an ongoing initiative to expand its Wii library, publisher Activision today announced that it will debut the casual focused Wee 1ST brand this fall.

Titles set to release under the Wee 1ST banner include a number of family friendly offerings, namely Little League World Series 2008, Rapala Fishing Frenzy, and Dancing with the Stars: Get Your Dance On. If that isn’t enough, Activision is promising that “more games will be announced in the upcoming weeks,” all of which are due this holiday season. more »

Konami has sent over seventeen new direct-feed screenshots from its upcoming Wii fighter Castlevania Judgment. Make no bones about it - the genre move is questionable, but honestly - change has to be better than another unsuccessful attempt at a traditional 3D Castlevania, right?

Check out the rest of the shots after the break. Judgment is slated to hit the Wii later this fall.

Castlevania Judgment Screenshots