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
|
| 1
|
X_____
|
#System Code (1 character) – Identifies the system the title is for.
|
| 2
|
_XX___
|
Title Code (2 characters) – Identifies the title.
|
| 3
|
___X__
|
#Region Code (1 character) – Identifies the region the title is released in.
|
| 4
|
____XX
|
#Publisher Code (2 characters) – Identifies the publisher.
|
System Code
Region Code
| Code
|
Region
|
| 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).