DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT Surpasses 10 Million Copies Sold Worldwide

Released in 2020 and continuing to expand its story content ever since, DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT has surpassed 10 million copies sold. That makes three Dragon Ball games released during the previous console generation to reach platinum-seller status.

 

Bandai Namco announced on the 12th, via the official Dragon Ball games online channel, that DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT has exceeded 10 million units sold, and shared a thank-you video to commemorate the milestone. The video opens with the first scene of Dragon Ball Z—Goku riding the Flying Nimbus with young Gohan—before moving through key moments centered on the original comic’s storyline, including the battle with Vegeta and arcs featuring Frieza, Cell, and Majin Buu.

 

From there, it also covers story expansions delivered through DLC: the showdown with Beerus from the theatrical film Battle of Gods, Golden Frieza, the Future Trunks arc, Bardock’s story, Piccolo in the World Martial Arts Tournament final, Uub, and even the recently released DAIMA content—bringing together the full span of stories the game has accumulated through its add-ons.

 

First revealed in 2019, DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT left a strong impression even before launch with promotional campaigns that powerfully tapped into the emotions of longtime fans of the original work. The released game likewise delivered an affecting retelling of the entirety of Dragon Ball Z’s story, featuring animation-caliber direction, impactful presentation, and an efficient overall structure. In particular, its recreation of the original manga on screen has repeatedly been praised as among the highest-quality media adaptations ever produced for Dragon Ball content to date.

 

 

The development team, in turn, kept extending that story longevity by releasing beyond-the-manga narratives as DLC. Most recently, the game signaled its continued vitality by adding content tied to DRAGON BALL DAIMA, the new anime in which the Z Fighters are turned into children and set out to explore the Demon Realm.

 

Thanks to this sustained popularity, DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT reached the 10 million mark roughly six years after release. It is the third Dragon Ball PC/console title from the prior generation to hit 10 million units sold, following DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 (2016) and DRAGON BALL FighterZ (2018).

 

Meanwhile, the Dragon Ball franchise has continued producing series entries for current-generation consoles as well, with the fighting game DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO launching in 2024. With the title setting a new record as the fastest-selling Dragon Ball game—moving 3 million copies in a single day—it’s reasonable to expect that news of it reaching 10 million sold could follow in the future.

 

This article was translated from the original that appeared on INVEN.

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