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Every ID is a unique six-character code made up of letters and numbers which identifies a specific version of every Wii or GameCube game. Each character holds its own meaning in the ID, as follows: | Every ID is a unique six-character code made up of letters and numbers which identifies a specific version of every Wii or GameCube game. Each character holds its own meaning in the ID, as follows: | ||
*Character 1 | *Character 1 says what console the game was released on, or in the case of the Wii, it can be used to determine whether it's a WiiWare title, a Virtual Console title (and which Virtual Console specifically), or a retail game. | ||
*Characters 2 and 3 are the two unique characters which identify the actual game. Though there are some rare exceptions (usually Japanese releases), this normally stays consistent through all the different versions of a specific game. This can be used to find out when the wiki is in error, and two games with separate pages are actually the same. See [[R8XE52]] and [[R8XZ52]] as an example. | *Characters 2 and 3 are the two unique characters which identify the actual game. Though there are some rare exceptions (usually Japanese releases), this normally stays consistent through all the different versions of a specific game. This can be used to find out when the wiki is in error, and two games with separate pages are actually the same. See [[R8XE52]] and [[R8XZ52]] as an example. | ||