Bandai Namco Holdings has reported a staggering profit increase of nearly 1000% for the fiscal year ending March 2025, recovering from a challenging fiscal year 2024.

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero launched in October 2024 and quickly became the franchise's fastest-selling game, shipping 3 million copies on its first day.

Live service games also outperformed expectations, with a 3.5% year-on-year sales increase, driven by licensed mobile games like Dragon Ball and One Piece.

Looking ahead, there is speculation about Bandai Namco's potential future releases, particularly in the anime game genre, following this surge in profits.

Overall, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has sold 5.4 million units, with a significant portion of sales coming from Europe and North America.

The company's net sales in the video games sector rose by 22.3% year-on-year to approximately $3.16 billion, significantly surpassing initial forecasts.

These impressive sales figures reflect Bandai Namco's recovery from previous losses and highlight the ongoing popularity of their major gaming franchises.

Key contributors to the console game sales included FromSoftware's Elden Ring and its Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, along with the new Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, which sold over 5.4 million units worldwide.

The company's console game sales increased by 42.6% compared to the previous fiscal year, indicating strong growth in this category.

This significant growth follows a challenging fiscal year 2024, where the company faced considerable losses due to cancelled projects and the poor performance of the MMORPG Blue Protocol.

The success of these titles has set high expectations for future releases, including the anticipated Elden Ring: Nightreign.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, the DLC for the acclaimed game, shipped 5 million copies in its first week, achieving an attach rate of approximately 20%.