Famitsu Digital Estimates (Nov 26th, Dec 30th)

Digital Estimates for December

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] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 309.222 / 309.222 (Nintendo) {07/12/2018}
02. [PS4] PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - 144.113 / 144.113 (PUBG Corp.) {07/12/2018}
03. [SWI] Together! The Battle Cats - 78.756 / 78.756 (Ponos) {20/12/2018}
04. [PS4] God Eater 3 - 61.909 / 61.909 (Bandai Namco) {13/12/2018}
05. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders 2 - 54.652 / 54.652 (Square Enix) {20/12/2018}
06. [SWI] Super Mario Party - 45.387 / 62.739 (Nintendo) {05/10/2018}
07. [SWI] Dragon Quest Builders 2 - 33.506 / 33.506 (Square Enix) {20/12/2018}
08. [SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 29.219 / 157.534 (Nintendo) {28/04/2017}
09. [PS4] Judgement - 25.223 / 25.223 (SEGA) {13/12/2018}
10. [SWI] Splatoon 2 - 23.611 / 237.042 (Nintendo) {21/07/2017}
11. [SWI] Overcooked 2 - 23.474 / 42.514 (Team 17) {07/08/2018}*
12. [SWI] Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu! / Let's Go Eevee! - 19.906 / 107.945 (Pokémon Co.) {16/11/2018}
13. [SWI] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition - 19.799 / 363.041 (Microsoft) {12/05/2017}
14. [PS4] Battlefield V - 15.208 / 85.604 (Electronic Arts) {20/11/2018}
15. [PS4] Dead by Daylight - 14.490 / 270.815 (Starbreeze AB) {04/04/2018}
16. [SWI] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 9.820 / 93.133 (Nintendo) {03/03/2017}
17. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - 8.799 / 145.458 (SIE) {12/10/2018}
18. [3DS] Persona Q2: New Cinema Labirynth - 8.510 / 8.510 (Atlus) {29/11/2018}
19. [PS4] Onimusha: Warlords - 7.172 / 7.172 (Capcom) {20/12/2018}
20. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2019 - 5.901 / 47.586 (Konami) {30/08/2018}*
21. [SWI] Super Mario Odyssey - 4.340 / 127.597 (Nintendo) {27/10/2017}
22. [SWI] Kirby Star Allies - 4.289 / 55.671 (Nintendo) {16/03/2018}*
23. [PS4] Just Cause 4 - 4.092 / 4.092 (Square Enix) {06/12/2018}
24. [SWI] Mario Tennis Aces - 3.863 / 32.045 (Nintendo) {22/06/2018}*
25. [SWI] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! - 2.860 / 24.423 (Bandai Namco) {19/07/2018}
26. [SWI] Kamen Rider: Climax Scramble Zi-O - 2.100 / 2.100 (Bandai Namco) {29/11/2018}
27. [SWI] FIFA 19 - 1.475 / 4.431 (Electronic Arts) {28/09/2018}
28. [3DS] Luigi's Mansion   - 961 / 3.121 (Nintendo) {08/11/2018}
29. [SWI] Chou Tousouchuu & Chou Sentouchuu Double Pack - 917 / 917 (Bandai Namco) {29/11/2018}
30. [3DS] Pokémon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon - 905 / 47.326 (Pokémon Co.) {17/11/2017}

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

Top Downloads for 2018

01. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - 852.375**
02. [SWI] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 309.222
03. [PS4] Dead by Daylight - 270.815+
04. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - 145.458
05. [PS4] PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - 144.133
06. [SWI] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition - 124.300**
07. [SWI] Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu! / Let's Go Eevee! - 107.945
08. [PS4] Marvel's Spider-Man - 107.746
09. [PS4] Battlefield V - 85.604
10. [SWI] Together! The Battle Cats - 78.756

Games sold on large discounts are not included

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

+ Game was on sale

From Weekly Famitsu 1542 which can be purchased here and here via JapaneseNintendo whose website is available here and is on Twitter here.

Check all other digital information here
https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/digital-sales-archive