Video game release

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This template is used in conjunction with {{Infobox video game}} to summarize release date information for computer or video game articles.

Syntax[]

Using named parameters[]

The following parameters may be specified to display release dates for multiple regions in a single call (however, the order is always defined as below and cannot be changed manually in a single call):

JP=date: Japanese region release date.
NA=date: North American release date.
PAL=date: PAL region release date. (or, if they differ: EU=date: European release date, AUS=date: Australasian (Australia and New Zealand) release date.)
INT=date: International version release date. See link to make sure you know what an international version is.

Regional release dates should be listed in chronological order, which the editor has to use separate calls for if they do not follow the order above.

Use {{Start date}} for the earliest of the dates only.

Alternate syntax[]

Using two parameters {{vgrelease | [[region]] | date }}

region

Wikilinked region name. For brevity, should be formatted as a piped link, e.g. [[Japan|JPN]]'.

It is also possible to combine multiple regions in this parameter, for release dates which are the same between several regions -- e.g. [[Europe|EU]] / [[North America|NA]]

date: Release date (should not be wikilinked). Use {{Start date}} for the earliest of the dates only.

Using three parameters (for backwards compatibility) {{vgrelease | region | ID | date }}

region | ID: Name and abbreviation for the region (Japan, North America, etc.) to which the release date applies. This is essentially the same format as a piped link, minus the surrounding brackets.
date: Release date (should not be wikilinked). Use {{Start date}} for the earliest of the dates only.

Examples[]

'''Super Nintendo Entertainment System'''<br>
{{vgrelease|JP={{Start date|1995|03|11}}|NA=August 22, 1995}}
'''PlayStation'''<br>
{{vgrelease|JP={{Start date|1999|11|2}}|NA=June 29, 2001}}
'''Nintendo DS'''<br>
{{vgrelease|NA={{Start date|2008|11|25}}|JP=November 27, 2008|PAL=Early 2009}}

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

^JP 11, 1995 (1995-03-11)
^NA August 22, 1995

PlayStation

^JP 2, 1999 (1999-11-02)
^NA June 29, 2001

Nintendo DS

^JP November 27, 2008
^NA 25, 2008 (2008-11-25)
^PAL Early 2009

'''Famicom''':<br>
{{vgrelease|JP={{Start date|1988|12|17}}}}
'''PlayStation Portable''':<br>
{{vgrelease|JP={{Start date|2007|06|07}}|NA=July 2, 2007|EU=February 8, 2008}}

Famicom:

^JP 17, 1988 (1988-12-17)

PlayStation Portable:

^JP 7, 2007 (2007-06-07)
^NA July 2, 2007
^EU February 8, 2008

Video game release

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Syntax[]

Using named parameters[]

Alternate syntax[]

Examples[]

See also[]