Here comes a new challenger to the esports arena.
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. broke the all-time Twitch streaming record for the biggest fighting game tourney this year with "Dragon Ball FighterZ" (or DBFZ for short), trouncing long-standing favorites such as Capcom Co.'s "Street Fighter" or Nintendo Co.'s "Super Smash Bros.," says GitHyp, which compiles streaming data.
The game, released in January and based on the global megahit anime series, has sold over 2.5 million copies and there is no sign of it slowing down after its debut earlier this month at the Evolution Championship Series tournament in Las Vegas.