Nintendo Switch sets new August hardware sales record in the U.S.

Nintendo’s bank account is still growing in 2020. The company’s Switch console sales saw a huge year-over-year increase, and that led the system to outsell the aging Xbox One and PlayStation 4. But the Nintendo Switch outperformed its competition on a historical level as well by generating record revenue and systems sales, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group.

“Hardware spending increased 37% in August 2020 when compared to a year ago, to $229 million,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “Nintendo Switch set a new U.S. August hardware dollar sales record, besting the August 2008 dollar sales of the Nintendo Wii. Nintendo Switch unit sales volume more than doubled when compared to a year ago.”