Dragon Ball is a multimedia franchise debuting in the 1980s as a manga written by Akira Toriyama and published by Shueisha. There have been over 40 titles, with software sales of over 40 million units by 2014,[1] and 58 million units as of 2020, making it one of the best-selling fighting game franchises, best-selling RPG franchises and best-selling licensed game franchises.
The series was initial published by Banpresto and Bandai before they combined into Bandai Namco. In the West, the series did not see a proper game release until Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout, and the series was under Atari until 2006, when Bandai Namco claimed the worldwide license. Certain sub-series have shown great results, like the Budokai series which has sold millions, and Bandai Namco has announced that the Dragon Ball Xenoverse series (Dragon Ball Xenoverse 1 and 2) have surpassed 10 million sales worldwide on all platforms. This figure includes both physical and digital copies.
The Japanese sales are sourced from Media Create, Famitsu,[2] and Shueisha.[3]
| Year | Title | Platforms | Sales | Sales breakdown |
Gross (million US$) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo | NES | 1,250,000 | JP sales only | ||
| 1988 | Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu | NES | 530,000 | |||
| 1989 | Dragon Ball 3: Goku Den | NES | 760,000 | |||
| 1990 | Dragon Ball Z: Kyōshū! Saiyan | NES | 900,000 | |||
| 1991 | Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Frieza!! | NES | 790,000 | |||
| 1992 | Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu | SNES | 730,000 | |||
| Dragon Ball Z: Gekitō Tenkaichi Budokai | NES | 330,000 | ||||
| Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen | NES | 610,000 | ||||
| 1993 | Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Transmission / Super Butōden | SNES | 1,450,000 | |||
| Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku | NES | 300,000 | ||||
| Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Transmission 2 / Super Butōden 2 | SNES | 1,200,000 | ||||
| 1994 | Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 3 | NES | 910,000 | |||
| Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu | PCE | 40,000 | ||||
| 1995 | Dragon Ball Z Super Gokuden: Totsugeki-hen | SNES | 420,000 | |||
| Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 | PS1 | 320,000 | ||||
| Dragon Ball Z: Goku Gekitouden | GB | 9,494 | ||||
| Dragon Ball Z Super Gokuden: Kakusei-hen | SNES | 56,000 | ||||
| Dragon Ball Z: Shin Butoden | SAT | 110,000 | ||||
| 1996 | Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension | SNES | 220,000 | |||
| Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu / Dragon Ball Z: The Legend |
PS1
SAT |
320,000 | ||||
| 1997 | Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout | PS1 | 245,000 | |||
| 2002 | Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors | GBC | 68,049 | JP sales only | ||
| Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku | GBA | 1,400,000 | NA sales only | [4] | ||
| Dragon Ball Z: Budokai | PS2 | 3,500,000 |
|
[5][4] | ||
| 2003 | Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu | GBA | 608,000 | NA sales only | [6] | |
| Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku II | GBA | 687,000 |
|
[6] | ||
| 2004 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 | PS2
GC |
2,010,000 |
|
[4] | |
| Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors | GBA | 196,000 | JP: 195,587 | |||
| Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure | GBA | 186,000 | JP: 185,800 | |||
| 2005 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 | PS2 | 1,820,000 |
|
[4] | |
| Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi | PS2 | 1,552,000 |
|
[7] | ||
| Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 | DS | 313,505 | JP sales only | |||
| 2006 | Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai | PSP | 415,000 | JP: 140.9k | [8] | |
| Super Dragon Ball Z | PS2 | 446,000 | JP: 198,074 | [8] | ||
| Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 | PS2 | 1,996,000 |
|
[8][9] | ||
| 2007 | Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu | DS | 150,724 | JP sales only | ||
| Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road | PSP | 98,000 | JP sales only | |||
| Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | PS2
Wii |
1,040,000 | JP: 469,103 | [9] | ||
| 2008 | Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit | PS3
360 |
188,061 | JP sales only | ||
| Dragon Ball: Origins | DS | 219,103 | JP sales only | |||
| Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World | PS2 | 200,000 | JP sales only | |||
| 2009 | Dragon Ball: Evolution | PSP | 7,513 | JP sales only | ||
| Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans | DS | 192,200 | JP sales only | |||
| Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo | Wii | 44,160 | JP sales only | |||
| Dragon Ball: Raging Blast | PS3
360 |
700,000 | JP: 140,504 | [10] | ||
| 2010 | Dragon Ball: Origins 2 | DS | 67,000 | JP sales only | ||
| Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team | PSP | 82,160 | JP sales only | |||
| Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 | PS3
360 |
580,000 | JP: 98,448 | [11] | ||
| 2011 | Dragon Ball: Ultimate Fighter | DS | 90,000 | JP sales only | ||
| Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi | PS3
360 |
700,000 | JP: 86,000 | [12] | ||
| 2013 | Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission | 3DS | 299,001 | JP sales only | ||
| Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z |
|
620,000 | JP: 98,897 | |||
| 2014 | Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 | 3DS | 220,000 | JP sales only | ||
| 2015 | Dragon Ball: Xenoverse | 5,000,000 | JP: 193,190 | [13] | ||
| Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden | 3DS | 155,000 | JP sales only | |||
| Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle |
|
1,000 | [14] | |||
| 2016 | Dragon Ball Fusions | 3DS | 202,488 | JP sales only | ||
| Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 |
|
7,000,000 |
|
[15] | ||
| 2017 | Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X | 3DS | 219,200 | JP sales only | ||
| 2018 | Dragon Ball FighterZ |
|
6,000,000 |
|
240 | [16][n 1] |
| Dragon Ball Legends |
|
65 | [24] | |||
| 2019 | Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission |
|
||||
| 2020 | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot |
|
2,000,000 | [25] | ||
| Total | 60,000,000 | [26] |
See also[]
- Bandai Namco
- Naruto
- One Piece
- Shonen Jump
- Tekken
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.thecnl.com/FunimationNov2014Catalog.pdf
- ↑ Search "Dragon Ball" https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search
- ↑ 30th ANNIVERSARY ドラゴンボール 超史集
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 NA sales: http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml
- ↑ Total: http://worthplaying.com/article/2003/6/25/news/10852/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.neogaf.com/threads/current-generation-titles-500k-as-of-sep-2005-npd.67375
- ↑ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-06-dragon-ball-z-tenkaichi-2-preshow-hands-on/1100-6148657/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://www.gamespot.com/articles/namco-bandai-annual-profit-up-71-percent/1100-6170355/
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://www.bandainamco.co.jp/en/releases/images/3/44275.pdf
- ↑ https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/en/ir/library/pdf/en_20100507_1Result.pdf
- ↑ https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/en/ir/library/pdf/en_20110510_1Result.pdf
- ↑ https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/files/2012E69CACE6B1BAE7AE97E8A39CE8B6B3E8B387E69699EFBC_2.pdf
- ↑ https://twitter.com/bk2128/status/925695824213848066
- ↑ https://sensortower.com/blog/dragon-ball-z-dokkan-battle-revenue-1-billion
- ↑ https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/dragon-ball/news/dragon-ball-xenoverse-2-new-dlc-character-and-7-day-consecutive-world-tournament
- ↑ https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/12/17/dragon-ball-fighterz-roster-adds-super-baby-2
- ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=34822
- ↑ http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=8208&C1=JPY&C2=USD&MA=1&DD1=01&MM1=03&YYYY1=2018&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=03&YYYY2=2018
- ↑ https://www.steamprices.com/uk/app/678950/dragon-ball-fighterz
- ↑ http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=59.99&C1=EUR&C2=USD&MA=1&DD1=01&MM1=02&YYYY1=2018&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=02&YYYY2=2018
- ↑ https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/store/p/dragon-ball-fighterz/bzrk5c951kk7
- ↑ http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=49.99&C1=GBP&C2=USD&MA=1&DD1=01&MM1=02&YYYY1=2018&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=03&YYYY2=2018
- ↑ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/dragon-ball-fighterz/bzrk5c951kk7
- ↑ https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/69105/dragon-ball-legends-strikes-up-over-65-million-in-revenue-worldwide/
- ↑ https://www.destructoid.com/dragon-ball-z-kakarot-has-sold-1-5-million-copies-to-date-580285.phtml
- ↑ Funimation December 2014 Catalog. Retrieved on February 13, 2017.
