July 2017 NPD: Splatoon 2 paints a pretty picture for Nintendo

Video game spending is up across the board in the U.S. in July. Nintendo drove both software and hardware sales, which grew 19 percent year-over-year to reach $588 million, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group.

Consumers spent $277 million on software last month, thanks in particular to the launch of Nintendo’s Splatoon 2 and Activision’s Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy. The Nintendo Switch and Sony’s PlayStation 4 led the charge in hardware sales, which grew 29 percent to $182 million as compared to July 2016.