By 2004, Nintendo was already the leading brand for handheld consoles, but that year they released the Nintendo DS, featuring dual screens and a stylus for interacting with the console. And, of course, with this new generation, we got some of the best Dragon Ball games for handheld consoles, and here you can see them all.
Here is the complete list of the 6 DB games released for the Nintendo DS. Some are fighting games, others are card games, and a few are very interesting RPGs.
Here are the 4 different versions or models released with Nintendo DS technology. A minimum requirement to play these Dragon Ball and DBZ games.
The Nintendo DSi takes handheld gaming a step further, with two built-in cameras, a larger screen, and access to the DSiWare store. A perfect console for those seeking entertainment and creativity.
The Nintendo DSi takes handheld gaming a step further, with two built-in cameras, a larger screen, and access to the DSiWare store. A perfect console for those seeking entertainment and creativity.
The Nintendo DS Lite is a slimmer, more stylish version of the original, featuring a brighter screen and longer battery life. Perfect for gamers looking for portability without sacrificing performance.
The Nintendo DS revolutionized handheld gaming with its innovative dual-screen design. With exclusive games and a vast library, it offers a unique touch and classic gaming experience anywhere.
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Jump Force – Ultimate Edition is the most complete edition released at launch. This edition includes everything in the Deluxe Edition, which is content from the first Season Pass of the game, giving us the base fighting game plus access to 9 extra playable characters with early access.
The new characters are: Asta, Boa Hancock, Broly, Gogeta, Jiren, Naruto Uzumaki (Sage Mode), Sabo, Shoto Todoroki, and Super Saiyan God Goku.
Additionally, as exclusive content of this Ultimate Edition, it includes cosmetic content and other items to use in the game.
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 is the first DBZ fighting game for the Nintendo DS. It is a continuation and improvement of DBZ: Supersonic Warriors released for the Game Boy Advance, featuring more characters, modes, and enhanced graphics.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Deluxe Edition was released alongside the standard version of the base game. This edition included the base game and the Super Pass (which contains Super Packs 1, 2, 3, 4 and early access to Future Trunks from DB Super).
It is basically the game plus the first Season Pass.
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 is the second DBZ game released for the PS2 in 2003. The game was later released for the GameCube with improvements, including new characters and game modes.
It is the direct sequel to Budokai 1, released a year earlier, so it remains a fighting game with 3D stages and characters, hand-to-hand combos, energy attacks, flight, transformations, etc. It includes game modes such as Duel, Story, Tournament, Shop, and Training. The game, as mentioned, features a multiplayer mode.
Its Story Mode is a bit special, as it places you on a board where you carry out battles and moments that happened in the Dragon World, covering all the DBZ sagas. Your goal is to collect the 7 Dragon Balls and make wishes that unlock characters, abilities, and game modes.
It features 31 playable characters, some of them are: Yamcha, Trunks, Krillin, Gero, and Kid Buu.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero – Premium Collector's Edition is the most complete edition of the game, available on the official release day in 2025, sold exclusively through the Bandai Namco Store.
This edition is identical to the Collector's but with a small extra for purchasing it from the official store. Additionally, it had a very limited number of units, making it the only one (along with the Collector’s) that included the physical game. This edition contains the base game, everything from the Deluxe Edition, meaning access to the first season pass with 4 DLCs, and 3-day early access to each DLC’s content.
It also includes everything from the Ultimate Edition, that is, the Ultimate Upgrade Pack: Goku (Super) outfit with Power Pole, emotes, backgrounds, a customization item, and the Super Shenron summon, all of them cosmetic items.
As part of the collector’s edition, it includes: the physical game, a diorama sculpture of Goku and Broly from DB: Super, and a decorative metal case.
As exclusive content for this Premium Collector’s Edition, which could only be purchased from the Bandai Namco Store, it adds an additional steelbook and 4 cards from the Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion Worlds.
The 4 DLCs from the first pass add over 20 characters based on DB: Super and DB: Daima, as well as cosmetics, and additional story and battle content.
The physical game (cartridge or card) contains the basic installation to play only on the Switch 1, but when inserted into our Switch 2, exclusive graphical updates for that console will be installed.
Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen is the sixth Dragon Ball game/cartridge released for the NES in 1992, and the third to carry the Z title. It was released while the DB anime and manga were still ongoing. This game was never officially released outside Japan.
It is the direct sequel to Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza!!, sharing the same gameplay system with minor improvements. It is a turn-based card battle RPG, where players travel across the map to collect new cards, progress through the story, and engage in battles.
Its story covers the entire Android and Cell Saga, from the arrival of Mecha Frieza and King Cold, to Gohan defeating Cell after transforming into SSJ2 for the first time during the Cell Games. The game takes many narrative liberties and even includes events from Cooler’s first movie.
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z – Collector’s Edition was a special version of the game that included the base game, a Super Saiyan Goku statue, an art book, and an exclusive outfit inspired by Naruto’s Sage Mode.