It is heralded for its arena-style, 2-on-2 battles between mobile suits. The Versus series has existed for about five generations of gaming, dating back to 2001 with Gundam: Federation vs Zeon. Dynasty Warriors Gundam utilized the ever-popular Musou gameplay with a Gundam setting, which seemed to have worked successfully for three installments. Gundam video games have come in a variety of flavours, while still retaining their fighting games essence. Naturally, the video games industry seemed like a easy fit for the series with the premise of combat via large, giant robots. The model kits are still one of Gundam's most lucrative businesses to date, with thousands upon thousands of exceptionally detailed kits for fans to build and paint. Beginning in 1979 with Mobile Suit Gundam, the franchise took off in nearly every marketable medium.
The Gundam franchise is probably one of the main pioneers in popularizing the Mecha genre.
