As the arguable breakout hit in the fighting game community in 2018 (and for games as a whole this year), Dragon Ball FighterZ dominated the conversation at events such as EVO 2018 this year. However, while the game has built up popularity among fighting game enthusiasts, Toei Animation — the IP-holder to Dragon Ball — has commented in the building criticisms on why the game hasn’t appeared in more fighting game tournaments and events.
On the official Toei Animation Twitter account, the company replied that it had “no knowledge about preventing DBFZ tournaments” in response to a fan comment about the apparent “blocking” of Dragon Ball FighterZ from competitive events.
While Dragon Ball FighterZ appeared at EVO this past summer, notably the game was left out of EVO Japan’s roster for the tournament coming up in February, alongside the recent newcomer Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
This led to speculation that Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s lack of appearances at recent fighting game tournaments may be the result of barring from the right holders of the Dragon Ball franchise, which is split between a few different entities such as Bandai Namco, Toei Animation, and Shueisha.
While there is always the possibility that Toei Animation’s comment could mostly just be a blanket statement coming from the company’s PR-facing side, hopefully we’ll see some of the situation regarding Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s presence in fighting game events change, given its increasing popularity in the FGC scene.
Dragon Ball FighterZ is available now on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Apologies, but we have no knowledge about preventing DBFZ tournaments.
— Toei Animation (@ToeiAnimation) December 26, 2018
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