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==Releases==
==Releases==
===Domestic Release===
===Domestic Release===
[[File:Extreme-butoden-alternate-cover-jp.jpg|thumb|300px|Alternate ''Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden'' cover which came packed with the July 2015 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Saikyō Jump]]'' magazine.]]
[[File:fusions-pack-ins-jp.jpg|thumb|300px|Bonus pack-ins with the Japanese release of ''Dragon Ball Fusions'' include a "[[Gohanks]]: EX" card for the ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes]]'' arcade game ([[GDPB-68]]) and a digital download unlock code for [[Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan]] [[Son Goku]] within ''Dragon Ball Fusions'' itself.]]
''Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden'' was released '''11 June 2005''' in Japan. First-press copies of the game came packaged with additional bonus content, including a download version of the Super Famicom game ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2]]'', Golden Freeza as a Z-Assist character, a promotional ''[[Dragon Ball Discross]]'' item for Golden Freeza (SP04), and a promotional ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes]]'' arcade card ([[Son Goku]], [[GDPB-18]]). Various Japanese retailers also offered bonus Z-Assist characters for first-press releases.
''Dragon Ball Z: Fusions'' was released '''04 August 2016''' in Japan as both a stand-alone copy and as a bundle package with the game itself, a New Nintendo 3DS system with branded faceplates, and a digital download copy of the 1990 Nintendo Famicom game ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Kyōshū! Saiya-jin]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/05/24/dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-cover-art-release-date-announced/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) Cover Art & Release Date Announced"|Date=24 May 2016|AccessDate=17 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/06/22/dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-bundle-packs-bonus-famicom-game-inclusion/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) Bundle Pack’s Bonus Famicom Game Inclusion"|Date=22 June 2016|AccessDate=17 October 2019}}</ref>


https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/06/22/dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-bundle-packs-bonus-famicom-game-inclusion/
First-press copies of the game came packaged with additional bonus content, including a "[[Gohanks]]: EX" card for the ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes]]'' arcade game ([[GDPB-68]]) and a digital download unlock code for [[Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan]] [[Son Goku]] within ''Dragon Ball Fusions'' itself.


===International Release===
===International Release===
''Extreme Butōden'' was released on '''20 October 2015''' in North America. North Americans who pre-ordered the game through Amazon were offered an exclusive free Virtual Console download of [[Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden]]. Six Z-Assist characters (young Son Goku, Garlic Jr., Super Vegetto, Metal Coola, baby Son Goku, and young Son Gohan) were also made available.
[[File:fusions-swords-comparison.png|thumb|300px|Comparison image of the original Japanese edition of ''Dragon Ball Fusions'' (top) with the North American edition of ''Dragon Ball Fusions'' (bottom) on Nintendo 3DS swapping the sword graphic model.]]
Hints of a worldwide localization for ''Dragon Ball Fusions'' began with a listing for the game on the Brazilian Ministry of Justice’s ratings website in August 2016, the same month as the game's release in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/08/30/dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-listed-brazilian-ratings-website/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) Listed on Brazilian Ratings Website"|Date=30 August 2016|AccessDate=17 October 2019}}</ref> That September, several retailers (including Walmart, GameStop, and Amazon) began listing the game with a December 2016 release date.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/09/21/amazon-lists-dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-december-2016-release/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Amazon Lists “Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) For December 2016 Release"|Date=21 September 2016|AccessDate=17 October 2019}}</ref>
The game was later released '''16 October 2015''' in Europe, with a download of [[Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden]] offered to anyone who pre-ordered the game.


A demo for the game was released in on '''06 August 2015''' for both the North American and European Nintendo eShop.  
On '''21 September 2019''', Bandai Namco officially announced the game's international release with dates set of '''13 December 2016''' for North America and '''February 2017''' for Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/09/21/bandai-namco-announces-dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-international-localization/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Bandai Namco Announces “Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) International Localization"|Date=21 September 2016|AccessDate=17 October 2019}}</ref> These dates would eventually shift and solidify to '''22 November 2016''' for North America<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/11/14/bandai-namco-shifts-dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-north-american-launch-to-november-22/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Bandai Namco Shifts “Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) North American Launch to November 22"|Date=14 November 2016|AccessDate=17 October 2019}}</ref> and '''17 February 2017''' for Europe<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/12/07/european-dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-release-date-set-for-february-17/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="European “Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) Release Date Set For February 17"|Date=07 December 2016|AccessDate=17 October 2019}}</ref>.
 
All international editions of the game have certain visual edits, including the swap of all swords for sticks.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/12/08/dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-american-release-changes-swords-to-sticks/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) American Release Changes Swords to Sticks"|Date=08 December 2016|AccessDate=17 October 2019}}</ref>


==Domestic Media Coverage==
==Domestic Media Coverage==

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Dragon Ball Z Fusions
Japanese
Dragon Ball Fusions (Japanese)
English
Dragon Ball Fusions (American)
ドラゴンボールフュージョンズ
Doragon Bōru Fyūjonzu
Dragon Ball Fusions
Release Date 04 August 2016 (JP)
22 November 2016 (NA)
17 February 2017 (EU)
Genre Collecting/RPG
Price ¥5,700 + tax
Developer Ganbarion
Publisher Bandai Namco
Rating CERO A (JP)
ESRB T (NA)
PEGI 12 (EU)
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This article is about the 2016 Nintendo 3DS video game Dragon Ball Fusions. For a list of characters created using the various fusion techniques, see Fusion Characters.

Dragon Ball Fusions is a training/collecting strategy role playing game developed by Ganbarion and published by Bandai Namco for the Nintendo 3DS, originally released 04 August 2016 in Japan. The game eventually saw a worldwide release, with localizations coming 22 November 2016 in North America and 17 February 2017 in Europe and abroad.

Gameplay

TBD

Game Modes

  • TBD

Story

TBD

Characters

Introductory text. Going to start working on at least formatting all this here, but will likely make an eventual move to something like List of Characters in Dragon Ball Fusions (tentative name).

Number Portrait Name Form Gender Race Fusees JP Bio Text US Bio Text
000 [[File:]] Tekka Normal Player's Choice
(Default: Male)
Player's Choice
(Default: Saiyan)
n/a TBD Pinich's rival and friend who wants to someday fight in the World Tournament. Meets many friends training within the timespace rift.
001 [[File:]] Streetpass Slot TBD TBD TBD n/a TBD TBD
069 Recoota
("Recurter")
n/a TBD TBD Reacoom
Butta
リクームとバータがフュージョンした姿。より強化されたタフさとスピード、するどさを増したファィティングポーズで敵をほんろうする。 Recoome and Burter's fusion. This boosts their durability and speed even further, not to mention their shocking fighting poses!
111 [[File:]] Arale TBD TBD TBD n/a TBD A super strong robot girl. While innocent and incredibly friendly, she can move faster than sound and easily destroy a planet.
112 [[File:]] Pinita Normal Male Saiyan Pinich
Vegeta
TBD Pinich and Vegeta's EX Fusion form. They both hate to lose, which magnifies their power in this fused form!

Codes & Secrets

TBD

Updates

Dragon Ball Fusions received two post-launch updates in Japan adding new playable characters, storylines, and gameplay modes; the game received a single post-launch update internationally, the content of which was pulled from the various Japanese updates.

Game updates were made freely available for manual download from the Nintendo 3DS eShop.

2.1.0

https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/11/04/dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-version-2-1-0-update-released/

2.2.0

https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/11/19/dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-version-2-2-0-december-update-brings-new-characters-online-story-quest/

https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/12/07/dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-version-2-2-0-update-released-japan/

https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/12/14/dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-space-time-vortex-quest-week-1-recap-week-2-challenge/

https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/12/21/dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-space-time-vortex-quest-week-2-recap-week-3-challenge/

https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/12/30/dragon-ball-fusions-3ds-space-time-vortex-quest-week-3-recap/

International Update

The game's 2.2.0 international update — its only update — in April 2016 combined the previous updates in Japan into one collected update. The update hit 13 February 2017 in North America and 17 February 2019 in Europe.[1]

Merchandise

TBD

Releases

Domestic Release

Bonus pack-ins with the Japanese release of Dragon Ball Fusions include a "Gohanks: EX" card for the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game (GDPB-68) and a digital download unlock code for Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Son Goku within Dragon Ball Fusions itself.

Dragon Ball Z: Fusions was released 04 August 2016 in Japan as both a stand-alone copy and as a bundle package with the game itself, a New Nintendo 3DS system with branded faceplates, and a digital download copy of the 1990 Nintendo Famicom game Dragon Ball Z: Kyōshū! Saiya-jin.[2][3]

First-press copies of the game came packaged with additional bonus content, including a "Gohanks: EX" card for the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game (GDPB-68) and a digital download unlock code for Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Son Goku within Dragon Ball Fusions itself.

International Release

Comparison image of the original Japanese edition of Dragon Ball Fusions (top) with the North American edition of Dragon Ball Fusions (bottom) on Nintendo 3DS swapping the sword graphic model.

Hints of a worldwide localization for Dragon Ball Fusions began with a listing for the game on the Brazilian Ministry of Justice’s ratings website in August 2016, the same month as the game's release in Japan.[4] That September, several retailers (including Walmart, GameStop, and Amazon) began listing the game with a December 2016 release date.[5]

On 21 September 2019, Bandai Namco officially announced the game's international release with dates set of 13 December 2016 for North America and February 2017 for Europe.[6] These dates would eventually shift and solidify to 22 November 2016 for North America[7] and 17 February 2017 for Europe[8].

All international editions of the game have certain visual edits, including the swap of all swords for sticks.[9]

Domestic Media Coverage

TBD

Commercials & Trailers

TBD

Legacy

TBD

Additional Notes

TBD

Game Credits

TBD

References

  1. "North American “Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) Game Receives 2.2.0 Update" (13 February 2017). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 15 October 2019.
  2. "“Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) Cover Art & Release Date Announced" (24 May 2016). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 17 October 2019.
  3. "“Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) Bundle Pack’s Bonus Famicom Game Inclusion" (22 June 2016). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 17 October 2019.
  4. "“Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) Listed on Brazilian Ratings Website" (30 August 2016). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 17 October 2019.
  5. "Amazon Lists “Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) For December 2016 Release" (21 September 2016). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 17 October 2019.
  6. "Bandai Namco Announces “Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) International Localization" (21 September 2016). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 17 October 2019.
  7. "Bandai Namco Shifts “Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) North American Launch to November 22" (14 November 2016). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 17 October 2019.
  8. "European “Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) Release Date Set For February 17" (07 December 2016). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 17 October 2019.
  9. "“Dragon Ball Fusions” (3DS) American Release Changes Swords to Sticks" (08 December 2016). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 17 October 2019.

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