Summary
After more than four and a half years on the market,Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotis still surpassing sales milestones, recently eclipsing eight million copies sold. Even with oneDragon Ballgame released afterDragon Ball Z: Kakarotand another on the horizon, the action RPG remains popular among fans of the late Akira Toyiyama’s work.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotwas originally released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in January 2020. Subsequent ports have resulted in versions for Nintendo Switch and Google Stadia in 2021 and PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in 2023. Separating itself apart from the formula used in many other games in theDragon Ballfranchise, the title is a single-player action RPG, thoughDragon Ball Z: Kakarotstill has a large roster of playable charactersfamiliar to fans of the series.
Sharing the news via Twitter, the official Dragon Ball Games account announced on July 4 that more than eight million copies ofKakarothave been sold since its initial release in 2020. While newer ports of the game have likely accounted for its enduring success, the developers have continued to add content throughDragon Ball Z: Kakarot’sSeason Passand DLC packs, letting players experience even more of Goku’s story.
More Good Things Are Coming From Dragon Ball
Even with the continued success ofKakarot, publisher Bandai Namco isn’t resting on its laurels when it comes to theDragon Ballfranchise.Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZEROis planned for release on October 11, reviving the classicBudokai Tenkaichifighting game style that has been riding a wave of popularity among fans since its initial introduction in 2005. Over 90 playablecharacters have been announced for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO, including character fusions, and Bandai Namco have kept fans interested with frequent trailers revealing more additions to the roster. The upcoming title will cover a significant chunk of the franchise’s timeline, fromDragon Ball Z’s early days stretching intoDragon Ball Super.
As forKakarot, fans are still looking forward to future content coming to the action RPG. Some people responding to the Twitter thread hope to see content added fromDragon Ball GT, the often-overlooked 1996 anime series that was the firstDragon Ballanime not directly adapted from Toriyama’s manga works. Many others have simply celebrated the sales milestone and expressed excitement about what’s still to come.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
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