Archive EntryPreservation Record
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
Shelf markLIB-0218
Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record
2023Game
Catalog Information
- Original Title
- ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ3 魔族の王子とエルフの旅
- Release
- 2023 (worldwide, December 1)
- Developer
- Tose
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Platform
- Nintendo Switch
- Region
- Region-free · HAC-P-A9P3A
- Medium
- Nintendo Switch game card · retail edition
- Subjects
- JRPG · Monster Collecting · Dragon Quest · Lineage · Preservation
Archival Status
- Custody
- Permanent archive holding
- Reference Copy
- Nintendo Switch game card in retail case
- Filed
- October 5, 2026
Curator Notes
Collection 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
- Released worldwide on Nintendo Switch on December 1, 2023 (HAC-P-A9P3A). Mobile and PC versions followed on September 11, 2024.
- Access Status
- Distributed at retail by Square Enix, with a digital edition on the Nintendo eShop.
Connections
- Archival Lineage
- LIB-0215Dragon Quest Builders (2018)
- LIB-0213Dragon Quest 1+2+3 Collection (2019)
- LIB-0216Dragon Quest Builders 2 (2019)
- LIB-0219Dragon Quest Treasures (2022)
- LIB-0217Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai (2023)
- LIB-0218Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (2023)this filing
- LIB-0214Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (2024)
- Series
- Dragon Quest
- 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.
Collection Documentation entered
Connections established
Dragon Quest recorded.
Official artwork entered
Official Nintendo Switch front cover filed under the Library accession path.
Curator Notes entered
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0218.
Preservation Notes entered
Published to the public shelf