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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Vgrelease (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

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

[edit] Syntax

[edit] Using named parameters

The following parameters may be specified to display release dates for multiple regions in a single call (however, they will not be sorted in any particular order):

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.

If it is desirable to list release dates in a specific order (e.g. chronological), specify each region with a separate call.

[edit] 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. [[North America|NA]] / [[Europe|EU]]
date
Release date (may be wikilinked for date formatting preferences)

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 (may be wikilinked for date formatting preferences)