Gaming News Dragon Ball Sparking Zero is a huge success, but it’s not what you think
Since its announcement, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero was highly anticipated by the community of fans of Akira Toriyama’s manga. Players have been dreaming of a title of this caliber for years. More than numerous people have therefore acquired them all over the world. But as surprising as it may seem, it is these two areas that account for almost all sales!
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero’s decline in PC players doesn’t change its huge success
Whatever anyone says, the success of the fighting game Dragon Ball: Sparks! Zero is undeniable. Even before its release, the number of pre-orders for the game was so high that it dwarfed the Bandai Namco title Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. It must be said that fans of Akira Toriyama’s manga could no longer wait for the arrival of a worthy heir to the games Budokai Tenkaichi. Today, just over a month after release, some players have raised the alarm over a small detail. Yes, we are concerned from the community as visitor numbers on Steam are in free fall.
In recent days, players have pointed out that the number of simultaneous connections on Steam has dropped by 90%. In the last 24 hours SteamDB only saw a peak login of 10,211 players, a far cry from its peak of 122,554 players. Despite these signals, which are considered alarming by the community, this appears to be the case Dragon Ball: Sparks! Zero looks a lot better than people would have us believe. To what extent we have been able to see in the last few days on social networks The title caused a stir among young Japanese audiences. But 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: Sparks! Zero, The game’s publisher, Bandai Namco, did not hesitate to release extremely encouraging initial sales figures. If we expected success, especially due to the strong demand related to pre-orders, new figures allowed a better understanding of the distribution of sales and the territories where players purchased the title most often. Proof that Akira Toriyama’s manga has gained wide popularity in the West, It is North American and European players who account for almost all of the sales!
Recently, publisher Bandai Namco hosted a question and answer session on its latest financial results. As noted by the editors of GamesRadarthen forwarded from Insider Gaming, Bandai Namco announced this Dragon Ball: Sparks! Zero « was particularly a success abroad, with sales in Europe and the United States accounting for around 90% of the game’s revenue ». In itself, this result is absolutely no coincidence, as Bandai Namco has decided to review its different commercial approach strategies depending on the region. So it seems that it has borne fruit with the introduction of Spark! Zero !
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