Famitsu Digital Estimates (Jan 1st, Jan 28th, 2018)

Digital Estimates for January

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 - 652.614 / 652.614 (Capcom) {26/01/2018}
02. [PS4] Dissidia Final Fantasy NT - 29.487 / 29.487 (Square Enix) {11/01/2018}
03. [3DS] Pokémon Crystal [Virtual Console] - 14.933 / 14.933 (Nintendo) {26/01/2018}
04. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 5 - 9.817 / 74.982 (D3 Publisher) {07/12/2017}
05. [SWI] Splatoon 2 - 9.689 / 178.101 (Nintendo) {21/07/2017}
06. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition - 8.103 / 341.542 (SCE) {25/12/2014}*
07. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age - 8.031 / 159.274 (Square Enix) {29/07/2017}*
08. [SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 7.647 / 89.042 (Nintendo) {28/04/2017}
09. [SWI] Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - 6.759 / 6.759 (Nintendo) {18/01/2018}
10. [SWI] Super Mario Odyssey - 5.817 / 111.394 (Nintendo) {27/10/2017}
11. [SWI] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 4.738 / 64.738 (Nintendo) {03/03/2017}
12. [SWI] 1 2 Switch - 4.693 / 16.800 (Nintendo) {03/03/2017}*
13. [SWI] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - 3.591 / 23.275 (Nintendo) {01/12/2017}
14. [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII - 3.449 / 72.025 (SIE) {03/11/2017}
15. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V  - 3.387 / 52.325 (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {11/12/2014}*
16. [SWI] Pokken Tournament DX - 2.543 / 20.703 (Pokémon Co.) {22/09/2017}
17. [PS4] Gintama Ranbu - 2.460 / 2.460 (Bandai Namco) {18/01/2018}
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo - 1.830 / 29.368 (Nintendo) {23/11/2016}*
19. [SWI] Arms - 1.668 / 29.580 (Nintendo) {16/06/2017}*
20. [SWI] FIFA 18 - 1.537 / 4.931 (Electronic Arts) {29/09/2017}*
21. [3DS] Pokémon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon - 1.357 / 43.226 (Pokémon Co.) {17/11/2017}
22. [SWI] Monster Hunter XX: Nintendo Switch Ver. - 1.264 / 21.549 (Capcom) {25/08/2017}
23. [SWI] Snipperclips: Cut it Out, Together! - 1.262 / 114.549 (Nintendo) {03/03/2017}*
24. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami 2 - 1.221 / 14.418 (SEGA) {07/12/2017}
25. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100 - 943 / 3.584 (Nintendo) {28/12/2017}
26. [PSV] Gintama Ranbu - 902 / 902 (Bandai Namco) {18/01/2018}
27. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Hihou Legend Banbarayaa - Sword / Magnum - 852 / 5.535 (Level 5) {16/12/2017}
28. [3DS] Kirby Battle Royale - 761 / 3.953 (Nintendo) {30/11/2017}
29. [3DS] Style Savvy: Styling Star - 593 / 5.617 (Nintendo) {02/11/2017}
30. [SWI] Sumikko Gurashi: Sumikko Park e Youkoso - 348 / 1.399 (Nippon Columbia) {07/12/2017}

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

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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