Dragon Ball: Sparking Zerowas one of the most popular games of 2024, and now it is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in late 2025. The latest installment in the belovedDragon Ball: Budokai Tenkaichilets players recreate their favorite battles from the variousDragon Ballmanga, anime, and movies with a massive roster of heroes and villains spanning the entire franchise and several game modes like the story-based Episode Battles andDragon Ball: Sparking Zero’s ever-popular multiplayer.
Reviews forDragon Ball: Sparking Zerowere largely positive when it first launched in October 2024, though there were a few pointed criticisms aimed at the game’s Episode Battle story missions and somewhat repetitive enemy AI. Still,Dragon Ball: Sparking Zerois being held up as one of the best video games in the franchise, and the resulting sales helped lead to amassive profit increase for publisher Bandai Namcothroughout 2024.
There have been rumors thatDragon Ball: Sparking Zerowouldeventually be ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, and now this has officially been confirmed. One of the first third-party announcements made during the latest Nintendo Direct was thatDragon Ball: Sparking Zerois coming to both the original Switch and the Switch 2 on July 23, 2025, complete with all of the pulse-pounding action fans loved from its original 2024 release.
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 Launch Date
One new feature being added to the Switch versions ofDragon Ball: Sparking Zerois motion controls, allowing players to unleash powerful attacks likeGoku’s legendary Spirit Bombby performing movements with the Joy-Con or Joy-Con 2 controllers. The player’s story progress and unlocked characters will transfer over between the two consoles, but fans should be advised that Battle Replays and online battle records will not.
Bandai Namco and developer Spike Chunsoft are still expandingDragon Ball: Sparking Zero’s already massive rosterthrough updates and DLC, with some of the most recent additions being the younger versions of characters like Goku and Vegeta fromDragon Ball: Daimaand Shallot from theDragon Ball Legendsmobile game. As the world waits for any futureDragon Ball: Sparking ZeroDLC, Nintendo Switch 2 owners will finally be able to jump into the blistering action for themselves when the game launches on Switch 2 this November - over a full year after it took theDragon Ballfandom by storm on other consoles.
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DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO takes the legendary gameplay of the Budokai Tenkaichi series and raises it to whole new levels. Become a super warrior and experience the earth-shaking, limit-breaking power of DRAGON BALL battles!Unleash the strength of over 180 fighters from DRAGON BALL Z, DRAGON BALL Super, DRAGON BALL GT, and selected DRAGON BALL movies, all in the base game! Each character comes with their own signature abilities, transformations, and techniques.Make the destructive power of the strongest fighters ever to appear in DRAGON BALL yours!Engage in heart-pounding, high-speed 3D battles that stay true to the anime and video game series, with breathtaking visuals and authentic combat moves like beam clashes, rush attacks, movements too quick for the eyes to see, and planet-razing ultimate attacks.Challenge other players online to test your skills, or sit down with friends offline to hone your skills exclusively in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber! Fight your way to become a champion across various tournament modes and victory conditions.Conquer the action-packed battles from the beloved original story, or discover and unlock new encounters for your favorite Z-Fighters and more. Relive your favorite moments from the series through cutscenes you can experience from the perspectives of eight characters!Recreate your favorite battles from throughout the DRAGON BALL story, or set up your dream story battle with your favorite characters! Share your creations with other fans and experience the battles brought to life by imaginations around the world.
