Famitsu Digital Estimates (Sep 30th - Oct 27th)

Digital Estimates for October

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

DISCLAIMER: As the margin of error of Famitsu's digital estimates and actual data continues to be large, their data will no longer be taken seriously on sales discussion, however it will continue to be archived.

position. [system] title: monthly estimates / total estimates (publisher) - {release date}

01. [PS4] The Last of Us Remastered (PlayStation Hits) - 146.626 / 146.626 (SIE) {26/07/2018}*+
02. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - 81.749 / 81.749 (SIE) {25/10/2019}
03. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne - 67.191 / 718.953 (Capcom) {06/09/2019}
04. [SWI] Dragon Quest X: Ibara No Miko To Horobi No Kami Online - 49.512 / 49.512 (Square Enix) {24/10/2019}
05. [SWI] Moon - 43.527 / 43.527 (Onion Games) {10/10/2019}
06. [PS4] Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint - 27.507 / 27.507 (Ubisoft) {04/10/2019}
07. [PS4] Dragon Quest X: Ibara No Miko To Horobi No Kami Online - 27.471 / 27.471 (Square Enix) {24/10/2019}
08. [SWI] Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town - 19.456 / 19.456 (Marvelous) {17/10/2019}
09. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne Master Edition - 14.626 / 383.337 (Capcom) {06/09/2019}
10. [SWI] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition - 10.914 / 88.160 (Square Enix) {27/09/2019}
11. [SWI] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - 10.768 / 46.737 (Nintendo) {20/09/2019}
12. [PS4] Code Vein - 10.593 / 32.982 (Bandai Namco) {26/09/2019}
13. [SWI] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition - 9.410 / 491.272 (Microsoft) {12/05/2017}*
14. [PS4] World War Z - 8.825 / 19.746 (H2 Interactive) {26/09/2019}
15. [PS4] Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout - 8.789 / 43.096 (Koei Tecmo) {26/09/2019}
16. [PS4] The Outer Worlds - 8.462 / 8.462 (Private Division) {25/10/2019}
17. [SWI] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 8.417 / 544.865 (Nintendo) {07/12/2018}
18. [SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 8.410 / 266.673 (Nintendo) {28/04/2017}
19. [SWI] Dead by Daylight - 7.748 / 33.320 (3goo) {26/09/2019}
20. [SWI] Super Mario Party - 5.639 / 126.987 (Nintendo) {05/10/2018}
21. [SWI] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 5.566 / 154.432 (Nintendo) {03/03/2017}
22. [PS4] FIFA 20 - 5.264 / 28.110 (Electronic Arts) {27/09/2019}
23. [SWI] Super Mario Maker 2 - 5.153 / 114.634 (Nintendo) {28/06/2019}
24. [PS4] Ys IX: Monstrum Nox - 4.421 / 19.158 (Nihon Falcom) {26/09/2019}
25. [SWI] Splatoon 2 - 3.655 / 303.789 (Nintendo) {21/07/2017}
26. [PS4] eFootball Winning Eleven 2020 - 3.357 / 42.143 (Konami) {12/09/2019}
27. [SWI] Dysney Tsum Tsum Festival - 1.927 / 1.927 (Bandai Namco) {10/10/2019}
28. [SWI] Yo-Kai Watch 1 for Nintendo Switch - 1.240 / 1.240 (Level 5) {10/10/2019}
29. [SWI] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version - 1.168 / 11.407 (Bandai Namco) {25/07/2019}

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

Top Downloads for 2019

01. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne - 718.953
02. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne Master Edition - 383.337
03. [SWI] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 235.643
04. [SWI] Together! The Battle Cats - 187.633**
05. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III - 130.731**
06. [SWI] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition - 128.231
07. [SWI] Super Mario Maker 2 - 114.634
08. [SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 109.139
09. [SWI] Fire Emblem: Three Houses - 102.662**
10. [PS4] Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - 100.999**

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.

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