Template:Vgrelease/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Vgrelease.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

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

Syntax

Using named parameters

The following parameters may be specified to display release dates for multiple regions in a single call (however, they will not be sorted in any particular order):

JP=date: Japanese region release date.
NA=date: North American release date.
PAL=date: PAL region release date. (or, if they differ: EU=date: European release date, AUS=date: Australasian (Australia and New Zealand) release date.)
INT=date: International version release date. See link to make sure you know what an international version is.

If it is desirable to list release dates in a specific order (e.g. chronological), specify each region with a separate call.

Alternate syntax

Using two parameters {{vgrelease | [[region]] | date }}

region

Wikilinked region name. For brevity, should be formatted as a piped link, e.g. [[Japan|JPN]]'.

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

date: Release date (should not be wikilinked for date formatting preferences)

Using three parameters (for backwards compatibility) {{vgrelease | region | ID | date }}

region | ID: Name and abbreviation for the region (Japan, North America, etc.) to which the release date applies. This is essentially the same format as a piped link, minus the surrounding brackets.
date: Release date (should not be wikilinked for date formatting preferences)

Examples

'''Super Nintendo Entertainment System'''<br>
{{vgrelease|JP=March 11, 1995|NA=August 22, 1995}}
'''PlayStation'''<br>
{{vgrelease|JP=November 2, 1999|NA=June 29, 2001}}
'''Nintendo DS'''<br>
{{vgrelease|NA=November 25, 2008|JP=November 27, 2008|PAL=Early 2009}}

Super Nintendo Entertainment System
^JP March 11, 1995
^NA August 22, 1995
PlayStation
^JP November 2, 1999
^NA June 29, 2001
Nintendo DS
^JP November 27, 2008
^NA November 25, 2008
^PAL Early 2009

'''Famicom''':<br>
{{vgrelease|JP=December 17, 1988}}
'''PlayStation Portable''':<br>
{{vgrelease|JP=June 7, 2007|NA=July 2, 2007|EU=February 8, 2008}}

Famicom:
^JP December 17, 1988
PlayStation Portable:
^JP June 7, 2007
^NA July 24, 2007
^EU February 8, 2008

Related pages

Template:vgrtbl (talk, backlinks, edit) — for use in sortable tables.
Template:vgrtbl-no (talk, backlinks, edit) — for use in sortable tables, but minus any hotlinking.
Template:vgrelease new (talk, backlinks, edit) — an enhanced version of this template.