A recent trademark filed by Bandai Namco might have revealed that Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 4's name will actually be Budokai Tenkaichi: Zero, which fans think could mean that it's a reboot of the series.
Ever since a new Budokai Tenkaichi game was confirmed to be in development earlier this year at Dragon Ball Battle Hour 2023, fans of the series have been desperate to hear more about it, something that Bandai Namco has seemingly been reluctant to do. While it may not have given us any more official news just yet, it looks like something is on the horizon, as it recently filed a trademark in the US for the game's Japanese name - Sparking! Zero.
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We've known for some time now that the next Budokai Tenkaichi game was going to be titled Sparking! Zero in Japan thanks to reports from an insider, but it was assumed for some time that it'd simply be titled "Budokai Tenkaichi 4" for the rest of the world. However, considering Bandai Namco has trademarked Sparking! Zero in the US, it's possible that the worldwide title will follow a similar pattern and that the game could end up being called Budokai Tenkaichi Zero.
Not only do a lot of fans now believe that to be the case thanks to that trademark being discovered, but they also think that it means that the next Budokai Tenkaichi game is actually going to be a reboot instead of a continuation of the series. For example, Twitter user ShonenGameZ shared the trademark saying, "Now that we 100% know this isn’t Tenkaichi 4 and likely a reboot", before calling it a "lose-lose" either way due to inevitably being compared to BT3.
ShonenGameZ's tweet gained a lot of attention from Dragon Ball fans, who
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