Famitsu Digital Estimates (Nov 25 - Dec 28)

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

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. [SWI] Pokémon Sword / Shield - 107.924 / 737.560 (Pokémon Co.) {15/11/2019}
02. [SWI] Fortnite Dark Fire Bundle - 94.603 / 158.100 (Warner Entertainment Japan) {07/11/2019}
03. [SWI] Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch - 35.543 / 35.543 (Nintendo) {27/12/2019}
04. [SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 35.305 / 311.557 (Nintendo) {28/04/2017}
05. [SWI] Together! The Battle Cats - 34.382 / 300.791 (Ponos) {20/12/2018}*+
06. [SWI] Human Fall Flat - 32.721 / 124.580 (Teyon Japan) {28/12/2017}*+
07. [SWI] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 32.520 / 588.804 (Nintendo) {07/12/2018}
08. [PS4] Shin Sakura Wars - 24.577 / 24.577 (SEGA) {12/12/2019}
09. [SWI] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition - 21.494 / 521.782 (Microsoft) {12/05/2017}*
10. [PS4] SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays - 21.328 / 21.328 (Bandai Namco) {28/11/2019}
11. [SWI] Luigi's Mansion 3 - 17.831 / 90.431 (Nintendo) {31/10/2019}
12. [PS4] 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - 16.073 / 16.073 (Atlus) {28/11/2019}
13. [PS4] Death Stranding - 15.457 / 124.832 (SIE) {08/11/2019}
14. [SWI] SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays - 14.066 / 14.066 (Bandai Namco) {28/11/2019}
15. [SWI] Super Mario Party - 13.618 / 143.237 (Nintendo) {05/10/2018}
16. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - 13.311 / 122.516 (SIE) {25/10/2019}
17. [SWI] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 12.633 / 173.744 (Nintendo) {03/03/2017}
18. [PS4] Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - 11.372 / 27.508 (Electronic Arts) {08/11/2019}
19. [SWI] Splatoon 2 - 10.064 / 317.390 (Nintendo) {21/07/2017}
20. [SWI] Super Mario Maker 2 - 9.372 / 127.984 (Nintendo) {28/06/2019}
21. [SWI] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition - 8.120 / 100.971 (Square Enix) {27/09/2019}
22. [SWI] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! - 7.033 / 42.817 (Bandai Namco) {19/07/2018}*
23. [SWI] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 - 4.651 / 8.448 (SEGA) {01/11/2019}
24. [SWI] Yo-Kai Watch 4++ - 4.127 / 4.127 (Level 5) {05/12/2019}
25. [SWI] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 3.669 / 78.822 (Nintendo) {11/01/2019}*
26. [SWI] Super Mario Odyssey - 3.536 / 142.171 (Nintendo) {27/10/2017}*
27. [SWI] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version - 2.874 / 19.141 (Bandai Namco) {25/07/2019}
28. [SWI] Dysney Tsum Tsum Festival - 2.197 / 4.996 (Bandai Namco) {10/10/2019}
29. [SWI] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball - 1.829 / 32.929 (Konami) {27/06/2019}*
*
*LTD not up to date, month(s) of data may be missing

Top Downloads for 2019

01. [SWI] Pokémon Sword / Shield - 737.560
02. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne Master Edition - 383.337
03. [SWI] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 279.582
04. [SWI] Together! The Battle Cats - 222.035**
05. [SWI] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition - 158.741
07. [SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 154.023
06. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III - 130.731**
08. [SWI] Super Mario Maker 2 - 127.984
09. [PS4] Death Stranding - 124.832
10. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - 122.516

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
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