Famitsu Digital Estimates (May 1st - May 28th)

Digital Estimates for May

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] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition: 59.886 / 59.886 - (Microsoft) - {12/05/2017}
02. [PS4] Wolfenstein: The New Order: 32.267 / 71.906 - (Bethesda Softworks) - {05/06/2014}*
03. [SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: 16.068 / 43.065 - (Nintendo) - {28/04/2017}
04. [SWI] Snipperclips: Cut it Out, Together!: 15.483 / 113.287 - (Nintendo) - {03/03/2017}
05. [PS4] How to Survive 2: 12.637 / 30.169 - (Spike Chunsoft) - {25/04/2017}
06. [PSP] Fate/Extra Double Pack: 12.534 / 12.534 - (Marvelous) - {30/01/2014}*
07. [PS4] Little Nightmares: 11.296 / 11.296 - (Bandai Namco) - {26/04/2017}*
08. [PS4] Nier: Automata: 8.470 / 66.178 - (Square Enix) - {23/02/2017}
09. [3DS] Cube Creator DX: 8.027 / 8.027 - (Arc System Works) - {27/04/2017}*
10. [PS4] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana: 7.004 / 7.004 - (Nihon Falcom) - {25/05/2017}
11. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition: 6.289 / 283.459 - (SCE) - {25/12/2014}*
12. [3DS] Monster Hunter XX: 5.736 / 106.776 - (Capcom) - {18/03/2017}
13. [SWI] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: 3.159 / 44.856 - (Nintendo) - {03/03/2017}
14. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V : 2.483 / 35.767 - (Take-Two Interactive Japan) - {11/12/2014}*
15. [PS4] Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands: 2.228 / 36.601 - (Ubisoft) - {09/03/2017}
16. [3DS] Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia: 2.063 / 15.773 - (Nintendo) - {20/04/2017}
17. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2: 1.850 / 1.850 - (Arc System Works) - {25/05/2017}
18. [PS4] Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition: 1.751 / 5.692 - (From Software) - {20/04/2017}
19. [SWI] Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers: 1.682 / 1.682 - (Capcom) - {25/05/2017}
20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo: 1.628 / 12.176 - (Nintendo) - {23/11/2016}*
21. [PS4] Prey: 1.449 / 1.449 - (Bethesda Softworks) - {18/05/2017}
22. [3DS] Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death: 1.394 / 1.394 - (Koei Tecmo) - {11/05/2017}
23. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X: 1.293 / 4.837 - (Bandai Namco) - {27/04/2017}
24. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax: 1.289 / 3.505 - (Bandai Namco) - {20/04/2017}
25. [3DS] Pokémon Sun / Moon: 1.232 / 94.197 - (Pokémon Co.) - {18/11/2016}
26. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: 948 / 9.511 - (Nintendo) - {03/03/2017}
27. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars: 861 / 3.753 - (Nintendo) - {30/03/2017}
28. [SWI] 1 2 Switch: 849 / 9.688 - (Nintendo) - {03/03/2017}
29. [3DS] Mario Kart 7: 447 / 6.900 - (Nintendo) - {01/12/2011}*
30. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki: 397 / 8.231 - Level 5 - {15/12/2016}*

*LTD not up to date, 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. [SWI] Snipperclips: Cut it Out, Together! - 113.287 (Nintendo) - {03/03/2017}
04. [3DS] Monster Hunter XX - 106.776 (Capcom) - {18/03/2017}
05. [PS4] Wolfenstein: The New Order - 70.631 - (Bethesda Softworks) - {05/06/2014}**
06. [PS4] Nier: Automata - 66.178 (Square Enix) - {23/02/2017}
07. [PS4] Let it Die - 63.675 (Gung Ho) - {02/02/2017}**
08. [SWI] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition - 59.886 (Microsoft) - {12/05/2017}
09. [PS4] God of War III: Remastered - 58.737 (SCE) - {16/07.2015}**
10. [PS4] Horizon: Zero Dawn - 51.780 (SIE) - {51.780}**

This data is graciously provided by JapaneseNintendo

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https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/digital-sales-archive/monthly-charts