Archive EntryPreservation Record

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age

Shelf markLIB-0236

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2019Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: ファイナルファンタジーXII ザゾディアックエイジ
Release: 2006 (Final Fantasy XII) · 2017 (The Zodiac Age) · 2019 (Nintendo Switch, April 30)
Developer: Square Enix · Virtuos
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free · HAC-P-APSWA
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · retail edition
Subjects: JRPG · Ivalice · Final Fantasy · Remaster · Lineage · Preservation

Archival Status

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

Curator Notes

Final Fantasy XII follows Vaan, a street thief in occupied Rabanastre, into Princess Ashe’s resistance against the Archadian Empire in the world of Ivalice. The Zodiac Age remaster adds the twelve-class Zodiac Job System, a high-speed mode, auto-saves, and a re-recorded soundtrack. It released on Nintendo Switch on April 30, 2019. The filing joins the Final Fantasy lineage on the shelf.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is Square Enix’s retail edition of Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age on a Nintendo Switch game card. 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: Final Fantasy XII released on PlayStation 2 in Japan on March 16, 2006. The Zodiac Age released on PlayStation 4 in July 2017, and on Nintendo Switch on April 30, 2019 (HAC-P-APSWA).
Access Status: Distributed at retail by Square Enix, with a digital edition on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Archival Lineage: LIB-0235Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster (2019)
LIB-0236Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (2019)this filing
LIB-0188Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (2022)
LIB-0233Final Fantasy I–VI Collection (2023)
LIB-0134Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2025)
LIB-0234Final Fantasy VII & Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Twin-Pack (2025)
Series: Final Fantasy
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
Final Fantasy 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-0236.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf