Famitsu Digital Estimates (Feb 26th, Mar 25th)

Digital Estimates for March

Usually 4 to 5 weeks after the month is over, Famitsu will have a Top 30 for that month in their newest issue, this Top 30, unlike the ones published on their website, it's only released in print form, and, what we care about, it actually contains their tracked retail software sales as well as some digital estimates.

How do they get these estimates? By looking at the weekly rankings of online stores, online polls, and probably just what they guess.

Obviously this data shouldn't be take as a hard truth as Famitsu has been wrong before, however it is data worth taking into account given the rise of digital media so it shouldn't be completely dissmised either.

Rankings

position. [system] title: monthly estimates / total estimates (publisher) - {release date}

01. [SWI] Kirby Star Allies - 31.543 / 31.543 (Nintendo) {16/03/2018}
02. [PS4] Nier: Automata - 25.345 / 104.937 (Square Enix) {23/02/2017}*+
03. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - 16.938 / 829.742 (Capcom) {26/01/2018}
04. [PS4] Hokuto Ga Gotoku - 15.130 / 15.130 (SEGA) {08/03/2018}
05. [PS4] Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - 12.280 / 12.280 (Level 5) {23/03/2018}
06. [PS4] Valkyria Chronicles 4 - 11.054 / 11.054 (SEGA) {21/03/2018}
07. [PS4] Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege - Advanced Edition - 9.017 / 9.017 (Ubisoft) {01/03/2018}
08. [PS4] Attack on Titan 2 - 7.063 / 7.063 (Koei Tecmo) {15/03/2018}
09. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel I Kai - Thors Military Academy 1204 - 6.955 / 6.955 (Nihon Falcom) {08/03/2018}
10. [PS4] Metal Gear Survive - 6.883 / 18.916 (Konami) {22/02/2018}
11. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition - 6.831 / 348.373 (SCE) {25/12/2014}*
12. [SWI] Dragon Quest Builders   - 5.638 / 5.638 (Square Enix) {01/03/2018}
13. [SWI] Splatoon 2 - 5.368 / 187.814 (Nintendo) {21/07/2017}
14. [PS4] Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match - 4.748 / 12.298 (Bandai Namco) {22/02/2018}
15. [PS4] Devil May Cry HD Collection - 3.324 / 3.324 (Capcom) {15/03/2018}
16. [SWI] Attack on Titan 2 - 3.275 / 3.275 (Koei Tecmo) {15/03/2018}
17. [SWI] Hyrule Warriors: Definite Edition - 3.105 / 3.105 (Koei Tecmo) {22/03/2018}
18. [SWI] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 2.645 / 70.503 (Nintendo) {03/03/2017}
19. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet - 2.144 / 23.954 (Bandai Namco) {08/02/2018}
20. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 9 - 2.132 / 36.470 (Koei Tecmo) {08/02/2018}
21. [3DS] Detective Pikachu - 1.948 / 1.948 (Pokémon Co.) {23/03/2018}
22. [SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 1.761 / 94.268 (Nintendo) {28/04/2017}
23. [SWI] Super Mario Odyssey - 1.623 / 115.042 (Nintendo) {27/10/2017}
24. [PSV] Attack on Titan 2 - 1.032 / 1.032 (Koei Tecmo) {15/03/2018}
25. [SWI] 1 2 Switch - 791 / 18.685 (Nintendo) {03/03/2017}*
26. [SWI] Pokken Tournament DX - 653 / 22.062 (Pokémon Co.) {22/09/2017}
27. [SWI] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch - 627 / 6.457 (Bandai Namco) {07/09/2017}*
28. [SWI] Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - 596 / 8.933 (Nintendo) {18/01/2018}
29. [3DS] Pokémon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon - 459 / 44.401 (Pokémon Co.) {17/11/2017}
30. [3DS] Doraemon: Nobita no Takarajima - 352 / 352 (FuRyu) {01/03/2018}

*LTD not up to date, month(s) of data may be missing

Top Downloads of 2018

01. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - 829.742
02. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 9 - 36.470
03. [PS4] NieR: Automata - 34.026**
04. [SWI] Kirby Star Allies - 34.026
05. [PS4] Dissidia Final Fantasy NT - 29.487**
06. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet - 23.954
07. [3DS] Pokémon Crystal [Virtual Console] - 21.794**
08. [PS4] Dragon Ball Fighterz - 19.458**
09. [SWI] Splatoon 2 - 19.402
10. [PS4] Metal Gear Survive - 18.916

**YTD incomplete, month(s) of data may be missing

+ Game was on sale

All of this data has been graciously provided by Japanese Nintendo, you should check his site and follow him on twitter and whatever other social media he might have.

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