Template:Vgrelease/doc

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

Syntax

{{vgrelease | region | date }}

region

Non-wikilinked region name. See below for regions guide.

• It is also possible to combine multiple regions in this parameter, for release dates which are the same between several regions -- e.g. EU/NA

date

Release date in Month DD, YYYY format. Example: November 12, 2011

Regions

The following parameters may be specified to display release dates for multiple regions in a single call. The order cannot be changed, so if the order is out of chronological order, seperate calls have to be created.

JP=date

Japanese region release

NA=date

North American region release

PAL=date

PAL region release

EU=date

European region release

AUS=date

Australasian (Australia and New Zealand) release

WW=date

World-wide release (in contrast to the International version, this is where the title is available for multiple regions simultaneously, occurs often for digitally distributed titles)

INT=date

International version release (this is not a synonym for World-wide

Regional release dates should be listed in chronological order, which the editor has to use separate calls for if they do not follow the order above.

Examples

Wind Waker

{{vgrelease|JP=January 13, 2002|NA=March 24, 2002|EU=May 2, 2003|AUS=May 7, 2003}}

PokéPark Wii

{{vgrelease|JP=December 5, 2009|EU=July 9, 2010|AUS=September 23, 2010}}{{vgrelease|NA=November 1, 2010}}

The last call is separated to maintain chronological order.