In August, consumers spent $3.3 billion across video game hardware, content and accessories, a 37 percent increase year-over-year, The NPD Group’s latest US video game sales report shows. Spending on content, hardware and accessories each increased by over 20 percent since August 2019.

According to NPD, year-to-date video game spending reached $29.4 billion, a 23 percent increase from August 2019.

Among the largest growth segments were digital content on console platforms, mobile content and subscription spending.

Video game content spending reached $2.9 billion, a 37 percent surge when compared to a year ago. Content spending YTD now exceeds $25.9 billion, a 22 percent increase YoY.

Hardware spending grew 37 percent to $229 million, while YTD spending on hardware reached $2 billion. Nintendo Switch helped boost hardware sales as its unit sales volume more than doubled, helping achieve a new US August record for hardware dollar sales.

Consumer spending on accessories grew by 42 percent, reaching an August record of $166 million, fueled in part by the best-selling accessory of August–the PS4 DualShock 4 Wireless Controller Black.

Spending on accessories YTD surged 26 percent to an all-time high of $1.4 billion.

The best-selling titles of August include Madden NFL 21, which saw double-digit percentage dollar sales growth compared to the release month of Madden NFL 20; UFC 4; Final Fantasy VII: Remake; and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

The industry’s August performance follows a strong Q2, when total consumer spending on video gaming in the US reached a record Q2 $11.6 billion—a 30 percent increase YoY and a seven percent increase from Q1.