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- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero has been a significant success, selling over 5.4 million units since its October 2024 launch.
- Bandai Namcos sales for the second half of their fiscal year (ending March 2026) are expected to be influenced primarily by smaller titles and established games, as no similar blockbuster release is planned for this year.
- The popularity of the Dragon Ball franchise places pressure on the development team to consistently deliver fresh content and features.
- Bandai Namcos fiscal year 2026 hinge on the performance of smaller titles and established games, underscoring the importance of diversifying their portfolio.
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Dragon Ball Sparking Zero’s Sales Soar Past 5.4 Million Units – Bandai Namco’s FY2026 Hinge on Smaller Titles
Bandai Namco has revised its sales expectations for the second half of its fiscal year (ending March 2026). This revision reflects the performance of Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, a fighting game developed by Spike Chunsoft, which launched in October 2024 and sold over 5.4 million units by the end of March 2025. Without a similar blockbuster release this year, Bandai Namco will rely on smaller titles and established games to boost sales. These figures underscore the franchise’s popularity and the corresponding pressure on the development team to deliver fresh content and features.
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| Official Name | Perfect Dark |
| Brief Summary | Perfect Dark is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It is considered the spiritual successor to Rare's earlier first-person shooter GoldenEye 007, with which it shares many gameplay features. Perfect Dark was first released in North America on 22 May 2000; PAL and NTSC-J releases followed soon afterwards. A separate Game Boy Color game, also titled Perfect Dark, was released in August 2000 as a supplement to the game and allows certain features within the Nintendo 64 game to alternatively be unlocked via a Transfer Pak.
The game features a single-player mode consisting of 17 main missions in which the player assumes the role of Carrington Institute agent Joanna Dark as she attempts to stop a conspiracy by rival corporation dataDyne. It also features a range of multiplayer options, including a co-operative mode and traditional deathmatch settings. Technically, it is one of the most advanced games developed for the Nintendo 64, with an optional high resolution graphics mode and Dolby Surround Sound. A Nintendo 64 Expansion Pak is required to access the game's campaign and most of the multiplayer features. |
| Platforms | Nintendo 64 |
| Released | May 22, 2000 |
| Genre | Shooter, Tactical |
| Play Modes | Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen |
| Content Rating | 18 |
| Languages | Portuguese (Brazil) |
| Genre | Rare |
| Genre | Nintendo, Rare, Gradiente |
| Ratings | 79/100 (163 reviews) |
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