Dragon Ball Heroes

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Dragon Ball Heroes
Cover art for the Nintendo 3DS version of the game
Developer(s)	Dimps
Publisher(s)	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Series	Dragon Ball
Engine	Budokai series
Platform(s)	Arcade, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
Release	JP: November 11, 2010
Genre(s)	Digital collectible card game
Mode(s)	Single-player

Dragon Ball Heroes (Japanese: ドラゴンボール ヒーローズ, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Hirozu) was a Japanese trading card arcade game based on the Dragon Ball franchise. It debuted on November 11, 2010 in Japan. In 2016, an update launched that improved the user experience in the form of enhanced graphics and easier accessibility of characters. This update was named Super Dragon Ball Heroes (スーパー ドラゴンボールヒーローズ).^[1] Several other games based on the series have been released for Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows. Numerous manga adaptations have been published by Shueisha and a promotional anime adaptation by Toei Animation began being shown at public events in July 2018 before being uploaded online.

Dragon Ball Heroes ceased operations after 13 years of development and announced a sequel to the series, titled Dragon Ball Super Divers, which was announced on May 9, 2024. The game's producer, Akai announced during an interview with V-Jump Editor, Victory Uchida that though Heroes arcades will no longer be in operation, Super Divers will contain a "Super Dragon Ball Heroes mode" allowing players to play its missions and use their existing cards while adjusting with the new system.^[2]