Famitsu Digital Estimates (Jan 29th, Feb 25th)

Digital Estimates for February

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. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - 160.190 / 812.804 (Capcom) {26/01/2018}
02. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 9 - 34.338 / 34.338 (Koei Tecmo) {08/02/2018}
03. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet - 21.810 / 21.810 (Bandai Namco) {08/02/2018}
04. [PS4] Dragon Ball FighterZ - 19.458 / 19.458 (Bandai Namco) {01/02/2018}
05. [PS4] Metal Gear Survive - 12.033 / 12.033 (Konami) {22/02/2018}
06. [PS4] Secret of Mana - 10.521 / 10.521 (Square Enix) {15/02/2018}
07. [PS4] Nier: Automata - 8.681 / 79.592 (Square Enix) {23/02/2017}*+
08. [PS4] Shadow of the Colossus - 8.598 / 8.598 (SIE) {08/02/2018}
09. [PS4] Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match - 7.550 / 7.550 (Bandai Namco) {22/02/2018}
10. [3DS] Pokémon Crystal [Virtual Console] - 6.861 / 21.794 (Nintendo) {26/01/2018}
11. [PS4] Dragon's Crown Pro - 4.848 / 4.848 (Atlus) {08/02/2018}
12. [SWI] Splatoon 2 - 4.345 / 182.446 (Nintendo) {21/07/2017}
13. [PS4] Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal - 4.303 / 4.303 (Marvelous) {22/02/2018}
14. [SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 3.465 / 92.507 (Nintendo) {28/04/2017}
15. [SWI] The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - 3.160 / 3.160 (Bethesda Softworks) {01/02/2018}
16. [SWI] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 3.120 / 67.858 (Nintendo) {03/03/2017}
17. [SWI] Bayonetta 2 - 2.879 / 2.879 (Nintendo) {17/02/2018}
18. [PSV] Secret of Mana - 2.841 / 2.841 (Square Enix) {15/02/2018}
19. [PS4] Cyber Troopers Virtual-On x Toaru Majutsu no Index: Toaru Majutsu no Virtual-On - 2.266 / 2.266 (SEGA) {15/02/2018}
20. [SWI] Super Mario Odyssey - 2.025 / 113.419 (Nintendo) {27/10/2017}
21. [SWI] Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - 1.578 / 8.337 (Nintendo) {18/01/2018}
22. [SWI] 1 2 Switch - 1.094 / 17.894 (Nintendo) {03/03/2017}*
23. [PSV] IDOLiSH7 Twelve Fantasia! - 880 / 880 (Bandai Namco) {15/02/2018}
24. [SWI] Arms - 757 / 30.337 (Nintendo) {16/06/2017}*
25. [3DS] Pokémon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon - 716 / 43.942 (Pokémon Co.) {17/11/2017}
26. [SWI] Pokken Tournament DX - 706 / 21.409 (Pokémon Co.) {22/09/2017}*
27. [SWI] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch - 695 / 5.830 (Bandai Namco) {07/09/2017}*
28. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Hihou Legend Banbarayaa - Sword / Magnum - 482 / 6.017 (Level 5) {16/12/2017}
29. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100 - 427 / 4.011 (Nintendo) {28/12/2017}

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

Top Downloads of 2018

01. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - 812.804
02. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 9 - 34.338
03. [PS4] Dissidia Final Fantasy NT - 29.487
04. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet - 21.810
05. [3DS] Pokémon Crystal [Virtual Console] - 21.794
06. [PS4] Dragon Ball Fighterz - 19.458
07. [SWI] Splatoon 2 - 14.034
08. [PS4] Metal Gear Survive - 12.033
09. [SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 11.112
10. [PS4] Secret of Mana - 10.521

**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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