After a seventeen-year gap since the last entry in the Budokai Tenkaichi series, you might think Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is a much different game. While it certainly has plenty of new characters and fresh features to spruce things up,

"After just one month in market, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero became the best-selling Dragon Ball game in U.S. lifetime dollar sales," Piscatella writes. Even more insane, Sparking! Zero is now third in Bandai Namco's all-time US dollar sales rankings, trailing only Elden Ring and Dark Souls 3. That's a flabbergasting result for the publisher.

Sparking Zero may be a hit, but its recent eSports tournament is drawing a tidal wave of negative publicity from players and spectators.

Competitive Dragon Ball Sparking Zero players claim they've been disqualified for using optimal strategies in a tournament

Even though Bandai Namco actively discouraged playing Sparking! Zero like an esports title, tournaments are still being held. That said, two players were recently disqualified for "flying spam" days after the qualifier was held.

Sparking Zero sets an impressive new milestone a little over a month after its release, making history for the long-running franchise.