Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 originally launched last year on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (via Steam). Bandai Namco brings the game to the Nintendo Switch this month, with its Japanese launch (07 September 2017) coming slightly ahead of its international launch later this month (22 September 2017).
Despite facing some initial physical copy supply constraints, the game pushed 24,045 copies in Japan during the reporting period of 04 September 2017 to 10 September 2017, coming in as the third-best-selling game of the week (behind Destiny 2 on the PlayStation 4 and Splatoon 2 also on the Nintendo Switch).
The Switch version runs at a maximum of 900p in docked mode (720p in handheld mode), and supports the various Switch-specific methods of input and play with up to six-players in local play (using multiple Nintendo Switch consoles). Pre-order and first-run copies come packed with bonus material, including the story mode from the first Dragon Ball XENOVERSE video game.
Developed by Dimps for Bandai Namco, Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 is also available worldwide for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. In North America, the game launched for consoles 25 October 2016 with a PC release following 28 October 2016. In Europe, the game launched across all platforms 28 October 2016. In Japan, the game launched on the PlayStation 4 console 02 November 2016.
The official Twitter account for Dragon Ball video games posted an update today noting that supplies of physical copies of Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 for the Nintendo Switch in Japan — released yesterday, 07 September 2017 — are in short supply, and that additional copies will make their way out in late September.
At the present time, there is a limited supply of the packaged version nationwide. A steady increase in shipments is planned from the last third of September. We are terribly sorry for the wait, but limited-time bonus items will be included, so please wait just a little bit longer.
Pre-orders and first-pressing copies of the game come with various bonuses, including the first Dragon Ball XENOVERSE video game’s story mode. Physical copies are set to include this bonus through December, while digital versions of the game — available on Nintendo’s eShop — will come packaged with the bonus through October.
The Switch version is set to run at a maximum of 900p in docked mode (720p in handheld mode), and will support the various Switch-specific methods of input and play with up to six-players in local play (using multiple Nintendo Switch consoles).
Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 is currently available worldwide for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. In North America, the game launched for consoles 25 October 2016 with a PC release following 28 October 2016. In Europe, the game launched across all platforms 28 October 2016. In Japan, the game launched on the PlayStation 4 console 02 November 2016.
Regular (VICL-37319; ¥1,200 + tax) and Limited Edition (VIZL-1234; ¥1,800 + tax) CD singles are set for release 04 October 2017. Both will feature the new ending theme and two b-sides, while the Limited Edition version will also come packed with a bonus DVD with a 2016 performance from the band.
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Different retailers will include bonus promotional items with pre- and day-one orders, such as keychains, postcards, posters, and more.
A CD single for the show’s first opening theme — “Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic!” by Kazuya Yoshii — was released 07 October 2015. The series’ second opening theme — “Limit-Break x Survivor” by Kiyoshi Hikawa — does not yet have a CD single announced, though TV-sized and full-length versions are available on certain Japanese digital provider sites.
Listings for the ninth, tenth, and eleventh DVD and Blu-ray Japanese home video box sets of the Dragon Ball Super television series have begun to appear on retailer sites.
The ninth set, due out 06 January 2018, will cover episodes 97-108 of the series.
The tenth set, due out 03 April 2018, will cover episodes 109-120 of the series.
The eleventh set, due out 03 July 2018, will cover episodes 121-133 of the series.
Sets include a creditless version of the respective closing theme used during its batch of episodes. DVD boxes are priced at ¥12,096 while Blu-ray boxes are priced at ¥16,416.
The seventh home video box set released earlier this month covering episodes 73-84, with the eighth set scheduled for release in October covering episodes 85-96.
The Dragon Ball Supertelevision series airs Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. on Fuji TV in Japan; episode 105 aired this past weekend. The series now receives weekly simulcast streams on services such as Crunchyroll. FUNimation has also announced their American streaming and distribution license for the series, with the English dub beginning earlier this year on Cartoon Network, and the first home video release kicking off last month.
Narrator: Who will win in Goku’s limit-breaking battle with his mightiest rival, Jiren of Universe 11? Goku: Dragon Ball Super airs at 9:00 a.m. on October 8th.
The Dragon Ball Super portion of the preview does not appear to show any actual upcoming footage in its discussion of Goku’s upcoming battle with Universe 11’s Jiren, but rather animates the first look at Goku’s new “transformation” shown off in last week’s October 2017 issue of V-Jump (following its initial tease in a new visual back in June):
A certain transformation appears in the latest visual…?!
Finally, a visual where Goku faces forward!! His eyes shine silver, and he wears a stern expression!!
Toei Animation and Dragon Ball Super producer Hiroyuki Sakuradaprovided a special comment to accompany the announcements:
History’s mightiest “Tournament of Power” is being held in Dragon Ball Super to decide the fate of all the universes. Starting in October, it at last reaches a turning point as Goku finally faces off with his strongest opponent, Jiren. From there on out it will truly be a continuous run from Goku and co.’s big battle to the climax. And to kick it off, Dragon Ball Super will be airing a “1-Hour Autumn Special” on October 8th. Unprecedented surprises are in store, so please look forward to it. Plus, with Dragon Ball Super powering up in this super-climax and One Piece heating up in celebration of its 20th anniversary, a collaboration between these two great Sunday anime is finally becoming a reality. It’s a dream visual symbolizing the two great anime, as if Goku and Luffy were on an adventure together!
The One Piece special is set to air in the two shows’ time blocks from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, 01 October 2017. The Dragon Ball Super special will follow suit in the same block on Sunday, 08 October 2017.
In conjunction with this new preview video, the official Dragon Ball Super Twitter account is holding a contest where those who retweet their post with the specials’ collaboration image have a chance at winning a poster signed by Masako Nozawa (Son Goku, et al.) and Mayumi Tanaka (Luffy, Kuririn). Five winners will be selected, with a retweet deadline of 17 September 2017.
Following today’s Dragon Ball FighterZ tournament grand finals in conjunction with Gamescom, Bandai Namco debuted a new promotional video showcasing gameplay of “Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan” (SSGSS, or “Super Saiyan Blue”) Son Goku and Vegeta in the upcoming fighting game.
The 3-on-3, “2.5D” fighting game is set for a February 2018 release worldwide and is under development by Arc System Works for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (via Steam). The game is advertised as running at a 1080p resolution and 60fps frame rate, with higher resolutions available on the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X consoles. Currently-announced playable characters include Son Goku, Son Gohan, Vegeta, Freeza, Cell, Boo, Trunks, Piccolo, Kuririn, #16, and #18 (with #17), as well as “Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan” (SSGSS, or “Super Saiyan Blue”) versions of Goku and Vegeta that can be accessed early via pre-orders.
Arc previously worked on Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden for the Nintendo 3DS, as well as the Super Sonic Warriors games (Bukū Tōgeki and Bukū Ressen) on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. The developer is otherwise known for their Guilty Gear and BlazBlue series of fighting games.
Columbia has announced that Kiyoshi Hikawa‘s “Limit-Break x Survivor” — the second opening theme to the Dragon Ball Super television series — has finally received a full-length release. The song (by itself, with no b-sides or accompanying instrumental version) is currently available digitally via services such as iTunes for ¥250.
No physical release is mentioned in the update, nor is any international distribution. A TV-length version was previously made available back in February. The song debuted with the seventh-seventh episode of Dragon Ball Super that same month.
A CD single for the show’s first opening theme — “Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic!” by Kazuya Yoshii — was released 07 October 2015.
The most recent and forthcoming issues of Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan have announced hour-long One Piece and Dragon Ball Super television specials scheduled for 01 October 2017 and 08 October 2017 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., spanning the two series’ timeslots on each respective day.
A color “special collaboration visual” notes that a “collaboration preview” will launch on the official one-piece.com website (though this has yet to actually debut). While the splashes describe these items with the word “collaboration”, so far there are no real details; it is unclear what the plot may be or if these specials are crossovers or otherwise related in any way.
A three-way Toriko, One Piece, and Dragon Ball Z “Super Collaboration Special” aired in April 2013 featuring characters from all three series in a two-part television special feature, itself a spiritual follow-up to previous One Piece and Toriko animation crossovers.
In conjunction with Gamescom 2017 this week in Germany, the European branch of Bandai Namco has released a new promotional trailer for Dragon Ball FighterZ featuring recently-announced playable characters Piccolo, Kuririn, #16, and #18 (the latter-most of whom fights with #17 by her side for certain attacks and combos). The trailer also includes a tease of the game’s story mode and an announcement of February 2018 for an expected release window.
Gamescom 2017 starts with the European DRAGON BALL FIGHTERZ Collectorz Edition, Pre-order content and story mode reveal
August 22, 2017
New fight starts at gamescom 2017 with 11 characters!
Today is a red-letter day for DRAGON BALL fans as BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe reveals a lot of content for DRAGON BALL FighterZ such as details about the European DRAGON BALL FighterZ CollectorZ Edition, story mode with a new gameplay, as well as the pre-order offer and closed beta registration which starts from today! The long-awaited 2.5D fighting game created by Arc System Works will be launched in February 2018 on Xbox One, PlayStation®4, and PC Digital via STEAM® and other distributors.
A European DRAGON BALL FighterZ CollectorZ Edition will also be available in early 2018 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 containing a stunning Goku 18cm diorama with an exclusive “Manga Dimension” coloring, 3 arts boards and a unique SteelBook®. Both CollectorZ Edition and Standard versions will offer a pre-order bonus for all players including an early access to the January Open Beta, early unlock of 2 characters (SSGSS Goku and SSGSS Vegeta) and 2 exclusive lobby avatars! More details about the Open Beta will be revealed later.
The new trailer of DRAGON BALL FighterZ gives us a glimpse of the story mode, the new characters and the Party Match. In this new gameplay footage, Android 16 and the duo Android 17/Android 18 join the fight alongside Krillin and Piccolo. With the resurrection of Android 16 and the invasion of the mysterious army corps, the super warriors starts to fall. What is happening?! The Party Match is also revealed with the new asset batch of the day. In this new online battle mode, one player will be in charge of each of the 6 characters during intense 3v3 battles.
Another amazing news, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players can register from today to the closed beta scheduled for September 16th and 17th. They will be able to play DRAGON BALL FighterZ online with 11 playable characters, including: SS Goku, SS Vegeta, SS Teen Gohan, Cell, Majin Buu, Frieza (Final form), Future Trunks, Piccolo, Krillin, Android 18 and Android 16. PlayStation 4 players can register to the closed beta on http://beta.software.eu.playstation.com/en-gb/dbfz and Xbox One ones will be selected through the Xbox Insider Hub program. More details on the official page http://www.xbox.com/en-US/legal/insider-program . Full closed beta schedule is below:
The new version of DRAGON BALL FighterZ including the 11 characters is playable at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment’s booth. The ESL Arena will also host the first competitive tournament on Friday 25, August on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One from 15:00 to 20:00 CEST and more details can be found on the official ESL page. DRAGON BALL FighterZ showcases its spectacular fights at gamescom in HALL 6 – A41, see you there!
The “CollectorZ Edition” has also been announced for a North American release at $139.99 and is available for pre-order on Amazon.
The 3-on-3, “2.5D” fighting game is set for a February 2018 release worldwide and is under development by Arc System Works for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (via Steam). The game is advertised as running at a 1080p resolution and 60fps frame rate, with higher resolutions available on the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X consoles. Currently-announced playable characters include Son Goku, Son Gohan, Vegeta, Freeza, Cell, Boo, Trunks, Piccolo, Kuririn, #16, and #18 (with #17), as well as “Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan” (SSGSS, or “Super Saiyan Blue”) versions of Goku and Vegeta that can be accessed early via pre-orders.
Arc previously worked on Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden for the Nintendo 3DS, as well as the Super Sonic Warriors games (Bukū Tōgeki and Bukū Ressen) on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. The developer is otherwise known for their Guilty Gear and BlazBlue series of fighting games.
Continuing onward from the previous chapters, Viz has added their English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s twenty-seventh chapter to their website, beginning the “Universe Survival arc” of the series. This continues the recent initiative of Viz simultaneously publishing the series’ chapter alongside its Japanese debut, which saw its release today in the October 2017 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine in Japan.
The Dragon Ball Super “comicalization” began in June 2015 as a promotional tie-in for the television series. The manga runs monthly in Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine, with the series’ twenty-seventh chapter coming today in the magazine’s October 2017 issue. Illustrated by “Toyotarō” (in all likelihood, a second pen-name used by Dragon Ball AF fan manga author and illustrator “Toyble”), the Dragon Ball Super manga covered the Battle of Gods re-telling, skipped the Resurrection ‘F’ re-telling, and “charged ahead” to the Champa arc to act as further promotion for the television series. Viz is currently releasing free digital chapters of the series, and began their own collected print edition this spring.
