Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero became an important and welcome victory for Bandai Namco at a time when “certain titles developed abroad had a difficult start”. In new financial reports, the publisher claims that the recently released fighting game “recorded exceptional sales”, and this was largely thanks to overseas fans.

In a presentation which inexplicably reuses the same slide four times, Bandai highlights Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero as a notable success in its entertainment unit, echoing Dragon Ball’s “great contributions” to its toys and hobby sector. The game exceeded 3 million copies sold within 24 hours of its launch, and became the biggest Dragon Ball Steam launch ever before its official release.