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This template is used in conjunction with {{tl|Infobox video game}} to summarize release date information for computer or video game articles.<br />
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==Syntax==<br />
===Using named parameters===<br />
The following parameters may be specified to display release dates for multiple regions in a single call (however, the order is always defined as below and cannot be changed manually in a single call):<br />
;JP=''date'': Japanese region release<br />
;NA=''date'': North American region release<br />
;PAL=''date'': PAL region release (or, if they differ: '''EU=''date''''': European release, '''AUS=''date''''': [[Australasia]]n (Australia and New Zealand) release)<br />
;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)<br />
;INT=''date'': [[International version]] release (this is not a synonym for World-wide: '''See link to ensure you know what an ''International version'' is''')<br />
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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.<br />
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Use {{Tl|Start date}} for the ''earliest'' of the dates only.<br />
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===Alternate syntax===<br />
'''Using two parameters'''<br />
'''<nowiki>{{Video game release</nowiki>''' | ''<nowiki>[[region]]</nowiki>'' | ''date'' '''}}'''<br />
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;region: Wikilinked region name. For brevity, should be formatted as a piped link, e.g. ''<nowiki>[[Japan|JPN]]</nowiki>'''.<br />
:*It is also possible to combine multiple regions in this parameter, for release dates which are the same between several regions -- e.g. ''<nowiki>[[Europe|EU]] / [[North America|NA]]</nowiki>''<br />
;date: Release date (should not be wikilinked). Use {{Tl|Start date}} for the ''earliest'' of the dates only.<br />
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'''Using three parameters''' (for backwards compatibility)<br />
'''<nowiki>{{Video game release</nowiki>''' | ''region'' | ''ID'' | ''date'' '''}}'''<br />
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;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.<br />
;date: Release date (should not be wikilinked). Use {{Tl|Start date}} for the ''earliest'' of the dates only.<br />
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==Examples==<br />
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'''Super Nintendo Entertainment System'''<br /><br />
{{Video game release|JP={{Start date|1995|03|11}}|NA=August 22, 1995}}<br />
'''PlayStation'''<br /><br />
{{Video game release|JP={{Start date|1999|11|2}}|NA=June 29, 2001}}<br />
'''Nintendo DS'''<br /><br />
{{Video game release|NA={{Start date|2008|11|25}}|JP=November 27, 2008|PAL=Early 2009}}<br />
{{Video game release|WW={{Start date|2008|11|25}}}} (For Worldwide release dates)<br />
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'''Super Nintendo Entertainment System'''<br /><br />
{{Video game release|JP={{Start date|1995|03|11}}|NA=August 22, 1995}}<br />
'''PlayStation'''<br /><br />
{{Video game release|JP={{Start date|1999|11|2}}|NA=June 29, 2001}}<br />
'''Nintendo DS'''<br /><br />
{{Video game release|NA={{Start date|2008|11|25}}|JP=November 27, 2008|PAL=Early 2009}}<br />
{{Video game release|WW={{Start date|2008|11|25}}}}<br />
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'''Famicom'''<br /><br />
{{Video game release|JP={{Start date|1988|12|17}}}}<br />
'''PlayStation Portable'''<br /><br />
{{Video game release|JP={{Start date|2007|06|07}}|NA=July 2, 2007|EU=February 8, 2008}}<br />
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'''Famicom'''<br /><br />
{{Video game release|JP={{Start date|1988|12|17}}}}<br />
'''PlayStation Portable'''<br /><br />
{{Video game release|JP={{Start date|2007|06|07}}|NA=July 2, 2007|EU=February 8, 2008}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* {{tl|vgrtbl}} — for use in sortable tables.<br />
* {{tl|vgrtbl-bl}} — for use in sortable tables and with bullets.<br />
* {{tl|vgrtbl-tx}} — for use in sortable tables, with bullets, and for plain text not dates.<br />
* {{tl|vgrelease new}} — an enhanced version of this template.<br />
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