Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Sells 500,000 Copies Worldwide On Nintendo Switch

Something I skipped out over but did regret. Was gonna get it during Black Friday but it sold out much too quickly.

EDIT: Didn't they say if Xenoverse 2 sold well they would bring over Dragon Ball Fighterz?

"We want players to first go there," Hiroki said about bringing Xenoverse 2 to Switch, according to Destructoid. "And then we can talk about FighterZ."

Alright Bandai Namco you heard the Switch Fans. Bring us more games!

@Kevember Are you talking about in terms in video games or overall quality of the anime?
Cause Naruto comes to mind when it comes to popularity of anime video games.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. If you release a quality game on the Switch, you will make extreme amounts of money.

Cool, Bandai-Namco, now you have your Xenoverse 2 support, can we talk about Fighter Z?

They could make 500,000+ more sales with Dragonball Fighter Z

Now I can't wait to play Dragon Ball WarriorZ on my Switch!

cool but DB FighterZ would be cool...I guess I'll steal my bros' PS4

Great. now how about bringing over the main Tales series over to Switch, NAMCO? A main entry, not some crummy breadcrumbs-esque bootleg side entry .

I got it - it was good - they did a great job on the port - but I got hand cramps playing it portable. So not be doing that again on the Switch. Maybe if they release a grip for people with bigger hands like the Vita and 3DS has. I have grips for both of those

If I can't play it portable better to just get it on the PS4 for home. Looking forward for DB Z fighter in 2 weeks... WOOT!

Not my sort of thing, but glad to hear it did well.

so lets get FighterZ then

@Agramonte I would high five but my hands are also cramped. Lel

@YamAsereht They already announced they were bringing a Tales game over way back in January of last year.

@link3710 If it something like Tales of Berseria, or even an enhanced port of Tales Vesperia, I will be a happy bunny.

I didn't grab this during the black friday deal and still regret it.

I absolutely love it on switch!
I hooked it up to my mobile hotspot and was good to go!(I get 35Mbps on my phone)

I would be up for more Namco Museum

Its my first Switch game. Its great, but for me Tenkaichi 3s gameplay mechanic is still better even with all the copycat characters, i loved that. Almost every character imagineable was in that game. I hate the stamina management in XV2. Its just there to limit the gameplay and its not fun at all.

Man I remember when people were saying this was a bomba and Namco would be unhappy with its performance.

This game has huge legs. Sold consistently since release day.

DBX2 has sold more on the Switch (500,000 copies) than on Steam (425,000 copies).

Impressive. If Bandai Namco was smart, a DBFZ port should be in the works as we speak.

Not bad at all, I'll echo what others here are saying and ask for FighterZ on the Switch (it would be such a good fit).

For a game that had been out for about a year on other systems to launch on a new platform with a smaller user base to sell half-a-million units in just a few months, that is pretty darn good.

Switch might see a release of FighterZ yet.

WE want a true Tales game Namco

@westman98 Where did you get the Steam number?

Very impressive stuff. My little brother bought it (and loves it), and he's not even a Dragon Ball fan.

@NinNin
Steamspy.com

@NinNin
Steam number; http://steamspy.com/app/454650
DB Xenoverse 2 has 330k on Xbox One, 1.1million on PS4 total retail sales. Switch number great for DB Fighter Z port.

@Sanangelo89 Ow yea, DB Kid Goku, DB > DBZ

Great game i enjoyed it. Looks like 500k isnt enough for us switch owners to get fighterz

@WaveBoy

Is the announcement official. I never saw it in the direct mini.?

@WaveBoy since when. This has never been confirmed

@WaveBoy when was it announced? I missed it can you post a link?

Great news. Love the game. Even though I play it on my PS4 I might still buy it on my Switch.

Those are good numbers. No excuse to not get FighterZ now.

DBZX2 sell 500k copies

Nintendo fans' response: "Those are good numbers!"

ARMS sells estimated 1 million

Nintendo fans' response: "It couldn't take off, it was too niche, not a great success."

Internet is weird sometimes...

I picked it up, but I didn't get into it very much. I thought making my own DBZ character would be fun, but everything just felt like a cookie cutter fighting game with characters talking over the fights I did not find fun.

@Paraka.

Agree with your statement, perhaps the only diff. is that one is for third party and the other one for first party---dont know if expectations on sells are the same for one vs the other one.

@Paraka How do you know that they are Nintendo fans? Not everyone who comments on Nintendo products is a Nintendo fan.

@Kunteper @westman98 Thanks.

@Paraka You know how it is. That is great when it is what they like, but nobody else can be successful.

As someone who hasn't played a Dragon Ball game in years, this was a fun game to play on the Switch. Since the install base is definitely there, the Switch may get Fighterz

Character customization was great.
But, Dragon Ball series will never be my interest.
I'm bored with typical Never Ending Story Anime with Tons of Showdowns.

@westman98 wow, that really is impressive

Enjoyed this game more on the Switch than I thought. Before this title, I had the first one on the PS4 with all the bells and whistles. It was fun for a little bit, but felt more of an extension of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z.

If anyone can find a copy, or buy it on the eShop at a reasonable price, it is a very fun title. Works well in portable mode too.

@NinNin - Though your statement is technically correct, I doubt THAT many are not Nintendo fans, especially when a few of them are also noted praising Splatoon and Mario. Sometimes in the same breath.

@Paraka You can like some games of a company, but you don't have to be a fan of that company or like other games of that company. Not everyone who likes or praises Splatoon and/or Mario is a Nintendo fan. I like God of War, but I don't think I'm a Sony fan. I think you can replace "Nintendo fans" in your post with "some people."

Don't expect a switch announcement for DBZ fighters anytime soon.

Bamco will try and get people to double dip so they not gonna mention switch release for a good few months.

Especially surprising given what a garbage port it was.

I picked it up for $20 on Boxing Day even though I have no interest in ever playing it. Just looks good on a shelf next to my other Switch games

Dragonball Z is on lock. There's no way they don't bring that game after this. My guess is it's coming later and they don't want to say anything now because they want to maximize sales of those who double dip. So my advice of wisdom to anyone who doesn't mind waiting, is to wait. Because it'll come. I'm definitely not picking it up on other platforms, cause it'll certainly be on Switch sometime this year.

They've already announced Tales, just announced Dark Souls Remastered, got a few smaller games with PAC Man and Namco Museum... Namco Bandai is stepping up to the plate, and I love it.

Even Nihon Falcom, whose president specifically said they don't think their "hardcore games" are necessarily a fit for Switch, and that their market is PS4/PC... well... Y's VIII is now coming to Switch. So there you have it. Companies want their games on this system. Expect more.

@Pichuka97 You could've just printed the box art and stuff that in a case.

But then again that's not how we're gonna pass Bamco's tests, right?

@Paraka I think it's all about perspective. For Xenoverse 2, half a million sales is fantastic for an old port of a third-party game that wasn't marketed that much. ARMS on the other hand, that's a brand new Nintendo exclusive that intended to reach the heights of Splatoon in terms of popularity. 1 million units sold is no small achievement, sure. But it's not quite reaching the lofty expectations Nintendo and fans have expected it to post-launch. Which I can assume is why Nintendo is dropping support for it so early.

Goes to show when you do your work well, don't cut corners, and put out a product you honestly could admit to doing very well for the system a Switch game can and will have very rewarding sales.

I've been tempted to buy this but time is my enemy and as much as I've loved the franchise for a very long time (started with Dragon Ball without the Z) I'm not sure I'd stick with it.

@GC-161 Gotta please them till our pockets are dry

@Phin68 - Any company planned for a new IP to hit Splatoon or first gen Pokemon sales is essentially killing themselves. Nintendo has tried multiple IPs through the years and it is THIS EXACT MINDSET is what kills them. And several times the new IP gets lost and "doesn't count" when fans ask for a new IP. Ever Oasis, Codename STEAM, Flip Wars, Snipperclips will all vanish from discussion till a new Smash is around the corner and some wish to sound "in the know."

If I recall, ARMS also met expectations with Nintendo. The support wasn't dropped early, it was just never extended to maintain multi millions of users as Splatoon even sold Wii Us.

I'm seeking those guys who said "Nintendo Switch has no games".

@Sanangelo89

I thought I felt the same until I went back to TK3 recently and man.... is that game super slllooowwww!

The stamina management I think is cool because it prevents vanish spamming, adding strategy to the combat.

I do however miss beam struggles. That should make a comeback in XV3.

@Turbo857 yeah its slow, i still have it to on my PS2 i actually keep it for that game. But they could raise the pacing.

They can avoid vanish spamming by making it consume Ki like in TK3. You can raise youre Ki bar anytime and chose for yourself what to do with it (special, ultimate, vanishing from attacks) and it gave a lot more freedom, as long as you were able to keep you Ki high you were safe.

XV2 does have a snap vanish that doesnt consume Ki but its more a dash methode.

Stamina should be more like those Blast stock bars in TK3.

Hopefully this will be enough incentive for Bandai Namco to release Fighterz on Switch.

@Deleted84 When was that announced?

@iLikeUrAttitude I could be wrong, but I think DBZ still has more popularity than Naruto.