Template:Vgrabbrv/doc

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Usage

This template takes a country code or abbreviation as input and outputs a wikilink to the country with the code or abbreviation as the link's text. It supports the typical video game-related abbreviations, NA, JP, EU, EUR, AU, AUS, PAL and INT, as well as all ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes and a smaller number of selected ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes.

The template automatically converts the input to upper case.

Release dates should be provided from primarily English-speaking regions, including North America, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand. If the video game is first released in a non-English country, commonly in Japan, then that should also be stated ... Releases in non-English countries should not be included in the infobox (unless it is first released in a non-English country), but if determined to be necessary to include, can be discussed further in the article's body.

Examples

Code	Output
`{{vgrabbrv\|NA}}`	NA
`{{vgrabbrv\|EU}}`	EU
`{{vgrabbrv\|BRA}}`	BRA
`{{vgrabbrv\|EUR}}`	Use EU instead of EUR.
`{{vgrabbrv\|au}}`	AU
`{{vgrabbrv\|aus}}`	Use AU instead of AUS.
`{{vgrabbrv\|JP}}`	JP
`{{vgrabbrv\|JN}}`	Use JP instead of JN.
`{{vgrabbrv\|pal}}`	PAL
`{{vgrabbrv\|int}}`	INT
`{{vgrabbrv\|uk}}`	UK
`{{vgrabbrv\|usa}}`	USA
`{{vgrabbrv\|uk}}`	UK
`{{vgrabbrv\|?}}`	?

Related pages

{{vgrelease}} - the standard template for video game releases.
{{vgrelease new}} - similar to the above, but formatted differently.
{{vgrtbl}} - video game release date template for sortable tables.