Famitsu Digital Estimates (Feb 27 - Mar 26)

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. [3DS] Monster Hunter XX - 82.818 / 82.818  (Capcom) - {18/03/2017}
02. [PS4] Horizon: Zero Dawn - 47.479 / 47.479  (SIE) - {02/03/2017}
03. [PS4] God of War III: Remastered - 42.563 / 42.563  (SCE) - {16/07/2015}*
04. [PS4] Until Dawn - 41.097 / 43.079  (SCE) - {27/08/2015}*
05. [SWI] Snipperclips: Cut it Out, Together! - 39.726 / 39.726  (Nintendo) - {03/03/2017}
06. [PS4] Assassin's Creed: Unity - 35.182 / 171.833  (Ubisoft) - {20/11/2014}*
07. [SWI] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 33.500 / 33.500  (Nintendo) - {03/03/2017}
08. [PS4] Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - 33.196 / 159.885  (Ubisoft) - {22/02/2014}*
09. [PS4] Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands - 29.944 / 29.944  (Ubisoft) - {09/03/2017}
10. [PS4] Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash - 15.673 / 15.673  (Marvelous) - {16/03/2017}
11. [PS4] Nier: Automata - 11.689 / 49.869  (Square Enix) - {23/02/2017}
12. [PS4] Accel World Vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight - 8.041 / 8.041  (Bandai Namco) - {16/03/2017}
13. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX - 7.734 / 7.734  (Square Enix) - {09/03/2017}
14. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition - 7.677 / 268.985  (SCE) - {25/12/2014}*
15. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 6.700 / 6.700  (Nintendo) - {03/03/2017}
16. [SWI] 1 2 Switch - 5.817 / 5.817  (Nintendo) - {03/03/2017}
17. [PSV] Accel World Vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight - 4.467 / 4.467  (Bandai Namco) - {16/03/2017}
18. [PS4] Super Robot Wars V - 4.156 / 32.911  (Bandai Namco) - {23/02/2017}
19. [PS4] Nioh - 3.959 / 47.683  (Koei Tecmo) - {09/02/2017}
20. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V - 3.884 / 27.278  (Take Two Interactive Japan) - {11/12/2014}*
21. [SWI] Super Bomberman R - 3.822 / 3.822  (Konami) - {03/03/2017}
22. [PSV] Super Robot Wars V - 2.771 / 31.526  (Bandai Namco) - {23/02/2017}
23. [3DS] Pokémon Sun / Moon - 2.681 / 91.148  (Pokémon Co.) - {18/11/2016}
24. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 - Professional - 2.027 / 10.793  (Square Enix) - {09/02/2017}
25. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo - 1.933 / 10.548  (Nintendo) - {23/11/2016}
26. [PS4] Konoyo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shoujo: Yu-No - 1.881 / 1.881  (5pb.) - {16/03/2017}
27. [SWI] Puyo Puyo Tetris S - 1.482 / 1.482  (SEGA) - {03/03/2017}
28. [SWI] Dragon Quest Heroes I & II for Nintendo Switch - 1.305 / 1.305  (Square Enix) - {03/03/2017}
29. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS - 1.003 / 17.590  (Nintendo) - {08/12/2016}
30. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki - 455 / 7.834  (Level 5) - {15/12/2016}

*LTD is incomplete month(s) of data may be missing

Top Downloads of 2017

01. [PS4] Assassin's Creed: Unity  - 169.273 (Ubisoft) {20/11/2014}**
02. [PS4] Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - 159.885 (Ubisoft) {22/02/2014}**
03. [3DS] Monster Hunter XX - 82.818 (Capcom) {18/03/2017}
04. [PS4] Let it Die - 63.675 (Gung Ho) {02/02/2017}**
05. [PS4] Nier: Automata - 49.869 (Square Enix) {23/02/2017}
06. [PS4] Nioh - 47.683 Koei Tecmo {09/02/2017}
07. [PS4] Horizon: Zero Dawn - 47.479 (SIE) {02/03/2017}
08. [PS4] God of War III: Remastered - 42.563 (SCE) {16/07/2015}**
09. [PS4] Until Dawn - 41.097 (SCE) {27/08/2015}**
10. [SWI] Snipperclips: Cut it Out, Together! - 39.726 (Nintendo) {03/03/2017}

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

This data is graciously provided by JapaneseNintendo

Check the rest of the charts here
https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/digital-sales-archive/monthly-charts