Dragon Ball Sparking Zero Sales

Bandai Namco has revealed that Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero has surpassed 5 million sales worldwide, making it an undeniable hit.

The throwback anime fighter launched in October of last year, and managed to sell over 3 million copies within its first 24 hours — so it's sold a further 2 million since then. What's more, it's now the fastest-selling Dragon Ball title ever on console.

The hype for Sparking! Zero was through the roof ahead of release, with it being positioned as a true successor to the incredibly popular Budokai Tenkaichi series from back in the day.

Nostalgia played a large part in that initial push, but it also helps that Dragon Ball itself has been enjoying something of a renaissance in recent years, primarily through Dragon Ball Super's manga, anime, and movies. Sparking! Zero taps into that by featuring a bunch of playable characters from Super.

They're obviously different games, but Sparking! Zero's still got to shift another 3 million copies if it wants to catch Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, which hit 8 million sales last year.

Still, it's clear that Dragon Ball is huge business for Bandai Namco, so don't be surprised to see another big budget adaptation be announced in the relatively near future.

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