I thought I would write a quick article clearing up DragonBall Online release date misconceptions for America/Europe. So here goes.
This week a member of our community posted a thread stating that Dragonball Online is not on Namco Bandai’s 2010 games release list, see thread here. This information is correct and Namco Bandai is the official international publisher for Dragonball Online.
Of course this was very disappointing news. I emailed Namco Bandai America to see if they would comment on the matter.
Namco Bandai America replied:
“We currently have the Dragonball Online release date as TBA 2010.”
Good news, or is it?
I also found an interesting Q&A dated 27th of November 2009 with the CJ Internet’s CEO (Mr. Koji Takamiya) commenting on a World Wide Release for Dragonball Online.
Koji, CEO
Koji “Well we first plan to release Dragonball Online to Japan and we have just signed a publisher for Taiwan. As for a world wide release, this will depend on the game’s success in Korea and Japan.”
So it appears that there is currently no plans on releasing Dragonball Online to America/Europe until the success of the game is measured in Japan and Korea, despite what Namco Bandai America stated.
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April 2, 2010
#1
this game is gonna be great
May 27, 2010
#2
Omg.. fuck this !! i’ve been waiting 10 years for this game !!! FUCK YOU BANDAI
May 27, 2010
#3
Fuck bandai namco !! FUCK YOU !! I”ve been waiting ages for this game !!
May 27, 2010
#4
DUde… Fuck Korea and Japan games, They don’t have an International Mmo’s because they’re cheap n they can suck my dick… Fucking cheap they are..
June 4, 2010
#5
yes IT will AWSOME i cant wait to play It In HOlland becase I love DRagonball Online
June 7, 2010
#6
Patiently waiting :9
June 11, 2010
#7
“As for a world wide release, this will depend on the game’s success in Korea and Japan.” Dont you get it?. If you release worldwide, a lot of people will play it….
June 12, 2010
#8
I agree that the Japanese and Korean people should test the games first cause of the fact that the have some of the most advanced technology. Even so the American people should have a right to at least try a demo of the game. We wait and wait for the hopes of getting a chance to play this game and expericing a new evolution of the DBZ world. I have planned to join the game making works and like to please the people by giving them result estimated due dates and web feed and videos of how it is coming along. The game work is doing fine as far as I can tell the hack level is low so that is good and it should be close to a release. I am hoping that you all read this all that agree and want to contact me you can catch me on yahoo under killashadows.
By: Ja’Darius Davis (yahoo: killashadows@yahoo.com)
Age : 15 1/2
June 12, 2010
#9
well it’s not coming out at 2010 but i think it’s coming out at 2011
(hoping and waiting)
June 13, 2010
#10
“So it appears that there is currently no plans on releasing Dragonball Online to America/Europe until the success of the game is measured in Japan and Korea”? so if this game become famous, they will make Amerika/Europe version? what?!! this game has been so famous!! every one knows dragonball… its like legendary anime!!! any one want to play it even they want to: study korean/japan, buy Account,and so much more!!
June 15, 2010
#11
what they have to like it before we can play it
June 28, 2010
#12
Who cares,I have an acc and the dumb ones will make it when the Japan release it !
June 29, 2010
#13
So if they don’t like it we can’t play it!!!
June 30, 2010
#14
A problem about releasing this game around this time is the fact that Dragon Ball is very very old in Japan and the rest of Asia. Most people who watched it are now in there 20+ maybe even 30s by now.
But in NA and EU Dragon Ball isn’t all that old and most fan and viewers are in there teens, so it’s more likely people will play it here, but since it was so epic I’m sure it’ll be a success in Asia just as much as NA and EU.
July 4, 2010
#15
i think the namco doing the international release thing wrong, the test in korea and japan will be successfull. But i think the test will take 1 year to be sure and in 2011 there will be a lot of grand MMO’s like Star Wars The Old Republic, so if you wont release the game in 2010 you cant make any succes in any other country after Japan and Korea in 2011. This is my opinion and it is very optimistic, please make your game plans carefully because we all love dragon ball so much that we dont want to lose it.
July 5, 2010
#16
well i guess it’s ok… i can’t say i’m waiting cuz, i saw this game was comming out like 5 years algo, then i totally forgot about it lol and now i remembered it again sooo i’ll forget again and i’m pretty sure next time i remember IT WON’T BE RELEASED
July 5, 2010
#17
hurry up bandi this game going to rock we need a game like this something new im tired of play the same character over and over
July 5, 2010
#18
they i need to make it for ps3 and xbox 360 and the will shit its been 13 years since they made any new on dbz yea the re master the games over a over so this online game they make is new it will be good if they do it right this game going to be fun just making the character s on the game so bandai hurry up a make a choice
July 6, 2010
#19
they should definetly release DBO in America and i bet there will be more people playing it. i guess we have to wait for the American version to come out, but could there at least be a release date so we know. it’s going to be fucking awsome.
July 6, 2010
#20
1st off Come on Korea/Japan SAY IT’S GOOD!
2nd Its already one of the most popular games (even before it had a beta)
3rd Korea/Japan should play first because they have more technology and DBZ did originate in China
4th if you’ve waited 10 years for it you can wait 1 more for Korea/Japan to vote yes *and i do know they will vote yes how could you not?*
July 7, 2010
#21
the suspense is tearing me apart!
July 13, 2010
#22
it takes allready 6 years
so the game would look older that they had in mind
but still i will play it becaus dragonball Z is just awsom!
July 13, 2010
#23
fuck the japeneese they hardy ever play games there becaus hardly most of them dont have computers
July 15, 2010
#24
AWWW MAN HURRY UP PLZ I CANT WAIT NO MORE!!!!! I WANT TO PLAY ALREADY!!!!
July 20, 2010
#25
im in europe and i’m teen and i love dragonball i want to play online version but i cant plz bandai make it quick we cant wait in europe!!
July 21, 2010
#26
when does the game come out in the usa
July 23, 2010
#27
wow i watched dragon ball and dragon ball z as a little kid now im high school there first coming out with this now and why isnt there a demo they came out with an english patch but there are few english people playing it in japan or korea
July 28, 2010
#28
a year is to long to wait and plus since the graphics are about 10 year old i dont see how it will be that great any ways. in 2011 there will be better online mmo`s I CANT WAIT FOR THAT LONG NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
July 28, 2010
#29
the reason they need to test it is because if it fails here they wont make any money
also ive been waiting for so god dam long im starting to lose hope
ive been watching this show senses i could talk
ive got every season on DVD
com on how much fucking longer
July 29, 2010
#30
Hey whats the point of having an English patch if its not yet released in any English speaking countries (as the main language)?
July 30, 2010
#31
so what’s uppppppppppppppppp? december 2009? old news…aren’t there any up to date…jeez.
We’ve waited too long.
July 30, 2010
#32
realease the game allready! we europeans and the americans like dragon ball more than asians.