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While this may theoretically be a good source of IDs, in many cases certain titles just might not have high quality cover scans publicly available. If a cover scan for a title cannot be acquired using normal sources (GameFAQs, GameTDB, [https://www.mobygames.com/ MobyGames], etc.), [ | While this may theoretically be a good source of IDs, in many cases certain titles just might not have high quality cover scans publicly available. If a cover scan for a title cannot be acquired using normal sources (GameFAQs, GameTDB, [https://www.mobygames.com/ MobyGames], etc.), [https://www.ebay.com/ eBay] is another possible option. A lot of listings use high resolutions pictures of both sides of the title's box or the disc, from which the ID prefix can be obtained. By knowing the regions of a title's release, region-specific eBays can be used to further narrow the search; for example, there's an [https://www.ebay.com.au Australian eBay], a [https://www.ebay.co.uk/ British eBay], a [https://www.ebay.de/ German eBay], and a [https://www.tradera.com/ Swedish eBay called Tradera], among others. Since these are not databases, keep in mind listings will come and go, so results may be hit or miss. Note also that for the best results it's more effective to use the name of the title in the language of the region, which can be obtained from GameTDB or Redump. Below is a chart listing online auction sites in various countries for convenience. | ||
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|[ | |[https://www.ebay.it/ eBay] | ||
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|Netherlands | |Netherlands | ||
|[ | |[https://www.ebay.nl/ eBay] | ||
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|North America | |North America | ||
|[ | |[https://www.ebay.com/ eBay] | ||
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|Spain | |Spain | ||
|[ | |[https://www.ebay.es/ eBay] | ||
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|Sweden | |Sweden | ||
|[ | |[https://www.tradera.com/ Tradera] | ||
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|Taiwan | |Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||
|[https://tw.bid.yahoo.com/ Yahoo!] | |[https://tw.bid.yahoo.com/ Yahoo!] | ||
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==== [http://www.redump.org/ Redump.org] ==== | ==== [http://www.redump.org/ Redump.org] ==== | ||
Redump.org is a trustworthy site dedicated to disc preservation across many different consoles; its archives can be considered close to the title's cover in validity. When there's no good cover scans available for a title, this is the next most verifiable source for IDs available. The site itself also includes some helpful formatting, such as showing region flags next to the IDs in the database and listing title languages to pinpoint where European IDs had their release. Redump's main flaws are: a) | Redump.org is a trustworthy site dedicated to disc preservation across many different consoles; its archives can be considered close to the title's cover in validity. When there's no good cover scans available for a title, this is the next most verifiable source for IDs available. The site itself also includes some helpful formatting, such as showing region flags next to the IDs in the database and listing title languages to pinpoint where European IDs had their release. Redump's main flaws are: a) only GameCube titles are shown publicly, not Wii titles; b) it doesn't document publisher data, so piecing together the last two character publisher ID is challenging. In conclusion, Redump is a great place to check outlier GameCube IDs, but does not contain enough information on its own to be a primary source. | ||
==== [ | ==== [https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Title_database WiiBrew Title DB] ==== | ||
The [ | The [https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Main_Page WiiBrew Wiki] for the [[Homebrew Channel]] provides a [https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Title_database partial inventory] of Wii Channel / Virtual Console / WiiWare title IDs. A separate [https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Virtual_Console Virtual Console DB] is provided, but seems to mostly overlap the Title DB. | ||
=== Unreliable / Complete IDs === | === Unreliable / Complete IDs === | ||