GameIDs
Nintendo console titles are identified by a 6 character identifier known as a GameID. There are 4 significant subsets in each GameID:
Subset # | Offset | Meaning |
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1 | X_____
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#System Code (1 character) – Identifies the system the title is for. |
2 | _XX___
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Title Code (2 characters) – Identifies the title. |
3 | ___X__
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#Region Code (1 character) – Identifies the region the title is released in. |
4 | ____XX
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#Publisher Code (2 characters) – Identifies the publisher. |
System Code
Code | System |
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C | Commodore 64 |
D | GameCube rerelease of Ocarina of Time Master Quest, as well as some GameCube Multi-Game Demo Disks. |
E | Arcade or Neo Geo |
F | NES |
G | GameCube |
H | Wii Channels |
J | Super Nintendo |
L | Sega Master System |
M | Sega Genesis |
N | Nintendo 64 |
P | TurboGrafx-16 and promotional GameCube |
Q | TurboGrafx-16 CD |
R | Older Wii |
S | Newer Wii |
W | WiiWare |
X | MSX or WiiWare - Demos |
Region Code
Code | Region |
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A | System Wii Channels (i.e. Mii Channel) |
B | WiiWare / Virtual Console titles |
D | Germany (only if separate version) |
E | USA |
F | France (only if separate version) |
I | Italian (only if separate version) |
J | Japan |
K | Korea |
L | Japanese Import to Europe, Australia and other PAL regions |
M | American Import to Europe, Australia and other PAL regions |
N | Japanese Import to USA and other NTSC region |
P | Europe and other PAL regions such as Australia |
Q | Korea with Japanese language |
R | Russian (only if separate version) |
S | Spanish (only if separate version) |
T | Korea with English language |
U | WiiWare / Virtual Console titles |
X | WiiWare / Virtual Console titles |
Publisher Code
There may be regional variations (e.g. Electronic Arts is 69 in EU/NA, but sometimes 13 in JP).
Code | Publisher |
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01 | Nintendo |
0Q | IE Institute |
13 | Electronic ArtsJP, EA SportsJP |
41 | Ubisoft |
51 | Acclaim Entertainment |
52 | Activision |
5D | Midway Games |
5Z | Conspiracy Entertainment |
64 | LucasArts |
69 | Electronic Arts, EA Sports |
6K | UFO Interactive Games |
6S | TDK Mediactive |
70 | Atari |
78 | THQ |
8P | Sega |
99 | Victor Entertainment, Marvelous Entertainment |
AF | Namco Bandai Games |
E9 | Natsume |
EB | Atlus |
DQ | Compile Heart |
GD | Square Enix |
HZ | Nordcurrent |
NR | Bold Games, Destineer Games |
UG | Popcorn Arcade |
WR | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
XJ | XSEED Games |