Consumers sent the video game hardware and software industry a $1.33 billion valentine for the month of February, a 34 percent increase over sales during the same time period in 2007, according to figures released by the NPD Group, an independent market research firm. The Wii’s reign continued as the No. 1 video game console, while Sony’s PlayStation 3 beat out the supply-constrained Xbox 360 for the second month in a row.