Dragon Ball Z Trademark Hints At Incoming Budokai Tenkaichi 4 News
Bandai Namco has just filed a trademark for "Sparking! Zero" (Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 4's Japanese name), implying that we'll finally be getting news on the game in the near future.
Despite kicking off with a Big Bang Attack, 2023 has felt like one of the slowest years ever for Dragon Ball Z fans. Back at the start of March, Budokai Tenkaichi 4 was finally announced after 13 years since the last game in the series and, ever since then, we've all been patiently waiting for any kind of update on the game, sadly to no avail.
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It looks like that might be changing soon, however. As spotted by Gematsu, Bandai Namco recently filed a US trademark for Sparking! Zero, which is, of course, Budokai Tenkaichi 4's name in Japan. The trademark was actually filed a few weeks ago on September 26, but has only just been discovered on Trademark Search.
This trademark being filed is the closest thing we've had to an official bit of news on the game since it was first announced and seems to imply that more is coming in the near future. It's strange to see Bandai Namco filing a trademark for the Japanese name in the US, but it does at least confirm the rumour that went around a few months ago that the game's title would be "Sparking! Zero" in Japan.
It's also interesting considering how strangely Bandai Namco has been acting with Budokai Tenkaichi 4. After the game was announced at Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2023, Bandai didn't upload the trailer or mention the new game on its site and still hasn't really acknowledged it, something that seems set to change now that it's filing trademarks.
The timing of the trademark is also interesting considering the
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