Nintendo’s groundbreaking Wii console is set to catch Xbox’s technically impressive 360 in sales within the United States in the next two months. Microsoft have managed to reach the ten million sales mark, making the Xbox 360 the first of the next generation consoles to hit that total.

The Wii managed to sell 714,000 units in the United States in April, meaning it’s odds on to eclipse the total set by Microsoft and the Xbox 360 by around July this year. The Nintendo Wii has currently had sales in the region of 9.5 million units in the United States thus far.

Microsoft was very vocal about the fact that their console was the first of the next gen units to reach the ten million sales total.

Nintendo is expected to silence Microsoft’s cries however as the Wii is currently outselling both the 360 and fellow rival Sony’s PlayStation 3 through the United States.

Released in November 2006 the Nintendo Wii has appealed to consumers cross market as it has benefited from cheaper titles and revolutionary gameplay. With the Wii Fit just released worldwide, the appeal of the Nintendo Wii is expected to soar even higher and reach audiences previously disinterested in the world of video games.