Dragon Ball Sparking Zero is a huge hit, but not where you think it is

Game news Dragon Ball Sparking Zero is a huge hit, but not where you think it is

The fall of PC players on Dragon Ball Sparking Zero does not alter its wide success

Whatever anyone says, the success of the fighting game Dragon Ball : Sparking! Zero is undeniable. Even before its release, the number of pre-orders for the game was such that the Bandai Namco title overshadowed Call of Duty : Black Ops 6. It must be said that fans of Akira Toriyama’s manga couldn’t wait any longer after the arrival of a worthy heir to the games Budokai Tenkaichi. Today, a little over a month after its release, some players have sounded the alarm because of a slight detail. Yes, on the community side, we are worried since the attendance statistics on Steam are in free fall.

In recent days, players have pointed out that concurrent connection numbers on Steam have dropped by 90%. During the last 24 hours, SteamDB only recorded a peak login of 10,211 players, a far cry from the maximum peak of 122,554 players. Despite these signals considered alarming by the community, it seems that Dragon Ball : Sparking! Zero looks much better than people want us to believe. In recent days, we have been able to see, on social networks, to what extent the title caused a sensation among young Japanese audiences. However, what about the rest of the world?

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Europe and North America brought Dragon Ball: Sparking to triumph! Zero

Just a few days after the release of Dragon Ball : Sparking! Zero, the publisher of the game, namely Bandai Namco, did not hesitate to publish extremely encouraging first sales figures. If we felt success coming, particularly due to the strong demand linked to pre-orders, new figures made it possible to better understand the distribution of sales and the territories where players most purchased the title. Proof that Akira Toriyama’s manga has become widely popular in the West, It is North American and European players who make up almost all of the sales!

Recently, publisher Bandai Namco held a question-and-answer session around its latest financial results. As noted by the editorial staff of GamesRadarthen relayed by Insider Gaming, Bandai Namco stated that Dragon Ball : Sparking! Zero « was a success mainly overseas, with sales in Europe and the United States accounting for around 90% of the game’s sales ». In itself, this result is absolutely not a coincidence since Bandai Namco had decided to review its different commercial approach strategies depending on the region. So it seems that it has borne fruit with the launch of Sparking! Zero !