Nintendo says sold 666,000 Wii in U.S. in June

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) sold 666,000 units of its Wii video game console in the United States in June, becoming the country's best-selling video game console, the company said on Thursday, citing figures from market research firm NPD.

Nintendo, which competes with Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) in the rapidly expanding video game market, sold 783,000 units of its DS handheld gaming device in June and was the top-selling U.S. video game system of the month.

Six of the games on June's top 10 best-selling game list are made for Nintendo hardware, including Activision Blizzard Inc's ATVID.O "Guitar Hero On Tour" for the DS.

(Reporting by Jennifer Martinez; Editing by Andre Grenon)