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== XYZ Region GameIDs ==
== XYZ Region GameIDs ==
=== Gamecube ===
=== Gamecube ===
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These have all been investigated as of right now (again). - [[User:Xerxes|Xerxes]] ([[User talk:Xerxes|talk]]) 21:04, 14 June 2017 (CEST)
These have all been investigated as of right now (again). - [[User:Xerxes|Xerxes]] ([[User talk:Xerxes|talk]]) 21:04, 14 June 2017 (CEST)
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== U Region GameIDs ==
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These have all been investigated as of right now. The only ones skipped were the demo discs as that's its own nightmare for another time. It turns out they WERE all Australian releases though, besides [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=SESUWR&redirect=no one]. - [[User:Xerxes|Xerxes]] ([[User talk:Xerxes|talk]]) 13:20, 9 June 2017 (CEST)
These have all been investigated as of right now. The only ones skipped were the demo discs as that's its own nightmare for another time. It turns out they WERE all Australian releases though, besides [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=SESUWR&redirect=no one]. - [[User:Xerxes|Xerxes]] ([[User talk:Xerxes|talk]]) 13:20, 9 June 2017 (CEST)


== V Region GameIDs ==
== V Region GameIDs ==
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These were all investigated, but I only found a cover for [[Skylanders: Trap Team]] and [[Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two]]. - [[User:Xerxes|Xerxes]] ([[User talk:Xerxes|talk]]) 11:00, 12 June 2017 (CEST)
These were all investigated, but I only found a cover for [[Skylanders: Trap Team]] and [[Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two]]. - [[User:Xerxes|Xerxes]] ([[User talk:Xerxes|talk]]) 11:00, 12 June 2017 (CEST)


== H Region GameIDs ==
== H Region GameIDs ==
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These have all been investigated. They were entirely Netherlands region releases. - [[User:Xerxes|Xerxes]] ([[User talk:Xerxes|talk]]) 19:41, 19 June 2017 (CEST)
These have all been investigated. They were entirely Netherlands region releases. - [[User:Xerxes|Xerxes]] ([[User talk:Xerxes|talk]]) 19:41, 19 June 2017 (CEST)


== W Region GameIDs ==
== W Region GameIDs ==
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This region ID is used for Chinese language releases of games when available. Since video game consoles were banned in China from 2000-2015, this means that the titles could only have been released in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, or Taiwan realistically. Though a title may see release in multiple countries from this list, it seems that the ID prefix stays the same and the W region is preserved. For example, [[Super Mario Galaxy 2]] had [http://art.gametdb.com/wii/coverfullHQ/ZH/SB4W01.png?1317736308 two] [https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/box/8/3/3/113833_back.jpg releases] with the W region code, one for Taiwan and the other for Hong Kong/Macau (note in particular the English text right above the ID stating this).
This region ID is used for Chinese language releases of games when available. Since video game consoles were banned in China from 2000-2015, this means that the titles could only have been released in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, or Taiwan realistically. Though a title may see release in multiple countries from this list, it seems that the ID prefix stays the same and the W region is preserved. For example, [[Super Mario Galaxy 2]] had [http://art.gametdb.com/wii/coverfullHQ/ZH/SB4W01.png?1317736308 two] [https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/box/8/3/3/113833_back.jpg releases] with the W region code, one for Taiwan and the other for Hong Kong/Macau (note in particular the English text right above the ID stating this).


Now, to complicated the matter, the Hong Kong/Macau releases aren't published by Nintendo, they're published by [https://www.gamefaqs.com/wii/960551-super-mario-galaxy-2/images/1198059 iQue]. iQue nowadays is a 100% subsidiary of Nintendo and effectively functions as their Chinese branch, but before 2013 they were actually a joint partnership between Nintendo and an independent Chinese entrepreneur to attempt to bypass China's harsh video game restrictions. The problem here is that, at the time that these titles saw release, this joint ownership still existed; this both sheds doubt on the use of 01 publisher code for these IDs as publishing wasn't done exclusively by Nintendo or with the Nintendo brand, and iQue also creates a problem with the infobox since no Hong Kong region exists as far as I am aware (and it seems rather specific to make just for these fringe cases). - [[User:Xerxes|Xerxes]] ([[User talk:Xerxes|talk]]) 08:19, 21 June 2017 (CEST)
Now, to complicated the matter, the Hong Kong/Macau releases of 1st party titles aren't published by Nintendo, they're published by [https://www.gamefaqs.com/wii/960551-super-mario-galaxy-2/images/1198059 iQue]. iQue nowadays is a 100% subsidiary of Nintendo and effectively functions as their Chinese branch, but before 2013 they were actually a joint partnership between Nintendo and an independent Chinese entrepreneur to attempt to bypass China's harsh video game restrictions. The problem here is that, at the time that these titles saw release, this joint ownership still existed; this both sheds doubt on the use of 01 publisher code for these IDs as publishing wasn't done exclusively by Nintendo or with the Nintendo brand, and iQue also creates a problem with the infobox since no Hong Kong region exists as far as I am aware (and it seems rather specific to make just for these fringe cases). - [[User:Xerxes|Xerxes]] ([[User talk:Xerxes|talk]]) 08:19, 21 June 2017 (CEST)
 
:These have all been investigated. [[RLWW78]] is the only full release that isn't Chinese, if [http://www.gametdb.com/Wii/RLWW78 GameTDB] is to be believed, and [[D43W01]] was skipped for being a bonus disc. - [[User:Xerxes|Xerxes]] ([[User talk:Xerxes|talk]]) 09:14, 23 June 2017 (CEST)


== Publisher ID 28 ==
== Publisher ID 28 ==
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