Archive EntryPreservation Record

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet

Shelf markLIB-0194

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2019Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme 3 Scarlet
Release: 2016 (Xtreme 3, Japan) · 2019 (Scarlet; Japan and Asia, March 20)
Developer: Koei Tecmo · Team Ninja
Publisher: Koei Tecmo
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free · Asian edition with English subtitles · SXA-HAC-ASABB
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · Asian retail edition
Subjects: Sports · Volleyball · Simulation · Dead or Alive · Import · Preservation

Archival Status

Custody: Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy: Nintendo Switch game card in retail case
Filed: October 5, 2026

Curator Notes

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet is the enhanced edition of Koei Tecmo’s resort spin-off: beach volleyball and other minigames, gift-giving, a casino, and photo modes on Venus Island. The cartridge holds all eleven playable characters, including newcomers Misaki and Leifang. It released on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan and Asia on March 20, 2019. Koei Tecmo did not release it in North America or Europe in any form; the Asian edition carries English subtitles. This filing opens the Dead or Alive lineage on the shelf.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is the Asian retail edition of Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet on a Nintendo Switch game card, with Japanese voices and English subtitles. Dedicated artifact views of the individual copy have not yet been filed; the gallery below is held open for that documentation.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware: Nintendo Switch; compatible Nintendo Switch family hardware
Original Hardware: Nintendo Switch
Playback Compatibility: Nintendo Switch software is region-free. The retained game card is the primary access copy and runs on any Nintendo Switch console.
Preservation Concerns: Game cards are flash media; long-term charge retention, contact wear, and loss of the small card from its case are the principal risks. Any content delivered as an eShop download or update depends on Nintendo’s servers and is not preserved by the card alone.
Edition History: Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan in 2016. Scarlet released in Japan and Asia on March 20, 2019. No Western release followed.
Access Status: Physically distributed in Japan and Asia only; never released in North America or Europe.

Connections

Series: Dead or Alive
Editorial Record: Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

Reference photography of the preserved copy held by Bloodsoaked Media. Each view records the edition, materials, and condition of the work in custody.

Space is reserved for official artwork verification, collection photography, scans, and supplementary archival media. Nothing is forced into the record until documentation is filed.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

Oct 5, 2026
Collection Documentation entered
Oct 5, 2026
Connections established
Dead or Alive recorded.
Oct 5, 2026
Official artwork entered
Official Nintendo Switch front cover filed under the Library accession path.
Oct 5, 2026
Curator Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0194.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf