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Will Dragonball Fighter Z face the same fate as Marvel VS Capcom Infinite?

By Mark Rodriguez

The tables have turned in the fight game tournament scene, and no one knows who to blame. We all remember the flak that Marvel VS Capcom Infinite received due to not having any X-Men characters, but the final nail in the coffin was that Capcom chose not to feature it at Evo, one of the biggest fighting game tournaments of modern day. While Dragonball Fighter Z was the biggest game at 2018's Evo, it seems the game won't be at next year's event.



Lately for reasons unknown, the hot fighting game produced by Arc Systems, the guys behind Guilty Gear and Blazblu, has been taken off of fighting tournament line ups. The whole problem lies in not knowimg who is behind this. Is it Arc Systems pulling a ban on this? Is it Bandai Namco causing the problem? The Dragonball brand belongs to Toei Animation, Shueisha and Shonen Jump. Did any of them have anything to do with this? Funimation dubs the voices of Goku and the gang, are they pulling this embargo?

 In the case of MVCI, we knew Marvel didn't want to feature characters not featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Capcom chose not to feature the game at Evo and Capcom's World Cup... but who is responsible for what's happening to Dragonball Fighter Z?

This meme basically explains it all. Kudos to whoever thought it up.

Tournaments have been a major force behind the longevity of fighting games over the last few years. Whatever game gets the most hype gets the most play as the pros strive to perfect their craft, and most of the time they choose or one or two games to focus all of their attention on. Marvel VS Capcom Infinite was dropped by many players as soon as it was announced it would not be featured at Evo and they honed their skills on DB Fighter Z and Street Fighter 5 instead. Speaking of Street Fighter 5, its rushed and incomplete release was mostly due to Capcom wanting it out in tournaments of that year. Nowadays the big tournaments can make or break a fighting game.

Dragonball Fighter z was released earlier this year with a free open beta released near the end of 2017 to build up hype. The latest DLC characters released since then include Super Saiyan Blue Vegetto, Merged Zamasu, the movie villain Cooler and the Dragonball Super version of Android 17. With fans now doubting if there will be another season of DLC coming out or not, and tournaments excluding the game due to 'undisclosed reasons', this might be end of Dragonball Fighter Z. If it won't be featured at Evo, tournament fighters will move on to master the games that WILL be featured at Evo... and take all the hype with them. And we don't know who to blame.

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