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| Dragon Ball | |
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| Genre(s) | Fighting, role-playing |
| Developer(s) | Various |
| Publisher(s) | Bandai, Banpresto, Infogrames, Atari SA, Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | Super Cassette Vision, NES, Super NES, Sega Genesis, Playdia, PC Engine, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, GameCube, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii, PlayStation Vita, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, WonderSwan Color, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Portable, Mobile Phone, Android, iOS, iPadOS |
| First release | Dragon Ball: Dragon Daihikyō September 27, 1986 |
| Latest release | Dragon Ball: The Breakers October 13, 2022 |
| Parent series | Dragon Ball |
The Dragon Ball video games are based on the manga series of the same name created by Akira Toriyama. From 1990, these games were released under the Dragon Ball Z banner, after the second anime television series. The games are of various genres, most prominently fighting games, role-playing games, and platform games, all featuring a varying roster of characters as depicted in the original series. Toriyama himself personally designed some of the video game original characters, such as Android 21 for Dragon Ball FighterZ,[1] Mira and Towa for Dragon Ball Online,[2] and Bonyū for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot.[3]
Dragon Ball games have been primarily released in Japan since 1986, with the majority of them being produced by Bandai. Games from the 16-bit and 32-bit eras were localized and released in France, Spain, Portugal, and other European countries due to the strong following the series already had in those countries. Up until 1994, with the exception of Dragon Ball: Shenlong no Nazo (which was released as Dragon Power, and was graphically altered), no games were localized for the North American market.
In 2000, Infogrames acquired the license to produce and release Dragon Ball games for the North American and international market.[4] With the release of their first two titles in the franchise, 2002's Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai, Infogrames more than doubled their sales.[5] In January 2004, Atari paid $10 million for the exclusive US rights until January 2010.[6] In 2008, Atari announced that over 12.7 million video game units based on the series had been sold since May 2002.[7] Dragon Ball was Atari's top-earning licensed property, earning $85 million in 2005 and accounting for over 49% of their annual revenue in 2008.[8][9] However, with the expiration of the Atari deal in 2009, Namco Bandai Games assumed the North American and European distribution rights, starting with the 2009 releases of Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, and Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo.[10]
By December 2014, over 40 million video games based on the franchise had been sold worldwide.[11] The Dragon Ball Xenoverse series sold a further 14 million units between 2015 and 2021,[12][13] Dragon Ball FighterZ sold over 8 million,[13] and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot sold over 4.5 million units,[14] bringing software sales to over 66.5 million units sold. In addition, the mobile game Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle has exceeded 300 million downloads[15] and grossed over $3 billion.[16]
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- ^ Mazzuca, Anthony. "Dragon Ball: 10 Facts About Towa & Mira Fans Don't Know". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ Moyse, Chris. "All-new character Bonyu will debut in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot". Destructoid. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Dragon Ball Z Finally Comes Home". IGN. November 15, 2000. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "Infogrames Doubles". IGN. January 23, 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "Atari settles DBZ dispute". GameSpot. December 12, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "Atari's Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit Explodes into Stores on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3". IGN. June 10, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "Atari fights to keep Dragon Ball Z". GameSpot. October 31, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "Publishers leaning on licenses". GameSpot. July 2, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "Namco Bandai Gets N. American Dragon Ball Game Rights". Anime News Network. July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ "Funimation December 2014 Catalog" (PDF). thecnl.com. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Dragon Ball Xenoverse Series Hits 14 Million In Worldwide Shipments And Digital Sales". Siliconera. July 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "Dragon Ball FighterZ and Xenoverse 2 Have Now Sold over 8 Million Units Each". November 13, 2021.
- ^ "CyberConnect2 to announce new game in February". Gematsu. January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "「ドラゴンボールZ ドッカンバトル」全世界3億DL突破の記念キャンペーンが開催". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ Chapple, Craig (August 18, 2021). "Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle Surpasses $3 Billion Spent by Players Since Its 2015 Launch". Sensor Tower. Retrieved September 6, 2021.