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[Product][Retail/Demo]-CTR-[Type][Identifier][Region]

Product~~: Length=~~2~~, LN -~~ Product type (cartridges are LN, game boxes are TS, instruction manuals are MA, leaflets are FA, quick-start guides are MK)

{| class="wikitable"

! Field !! Length !! Description

Retail/Demo~~: Length=~~1~~, [~~A/Z] - ~~Retail / Demo~~

|-

| Product || 2 || Product type (cartridges are LN, game boxes are TS, instruction manuals are MA, leaflets are FA, quick-start guides are MK)

CTR - The product code.

|-

| Retail/Demo || 1 || Retail (A) or Demo (Z)

Type~~: Length=~~1, [A/C/H/J/S/P/T] - Retail / C is part of the default serial 'CTAP' / H is used for built in applications like [[Mii Maker]] / J is for a normal eShop Title / S is usually a 3D Classics eShop title / P is used with GBA e-shop titles / T is used with NES e-shop titles.

|-

| CTR || ? || The product code

Identifier~~: Length=~~2, game's name (~~made from letters and digits~~).

|-

| Type || 1 || [A/C/H/J/S/P/T] - Retail / C is part of the default serial 'CTAP' / H is used for built in applications like [[Mii Maker]] / J is for a normal eShop Title / S is usually a 3D Classics eShop title / P is used with GBA e-shop titles / T is used with NES e-shop titles.

Region~~: Length=~~1, [E/P/J/A] - English (US) / PAL (Europe/Australia) / Japanese (Japan) / All (region-free)

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| Identifier || 2 || game name (two alphanumeric characters).

|-

| Region || 1 || [E/P/J/A] - English (US) / PAL (Europe/Australia) / Japanese (Japan) / All (region-free)

|}

The longer version of the serial number adds a geographical region (usually because of extra languages).

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 [Product][Retail/Demo]-CTR-[Type][Identifier][Region]
-Product: Length=2, LN - Product type (cartridges are LN, game boxes are TS, instruction manuals are MA, leaflets are FA, quick-start guides are MK)
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Field !! Length !! Description
-Retail/Demo: Length=1, [A/Z] - Retail / Demo
+|-
+| Product || 2 || Product type (cartridges are LN, game boxes are TS, instruction manuals are MA, leaflets are FA, quick-start guides are MK)
-CTR - The product code.
+|-
+| Retail/Demo || 1 || Retail (A) or Demo (Z)
-Type: Length=1, [A/C/H/J/S/P/T] - Retail / C is part of the default serial 'CTAP' / H is used for built in applications like [[Mii Maker]] / J is for a normal eShop Title / S is usually a 3D Classics eShop title / P is used with GBA e-shop titles / T is used with NES e-shop titles.
+|-
+| CTR || ? || The product code
-Identifier: Length=2, game's name (made from letters and digits).
+|-
+| Type || 1 || [A/C/H/J/S/P/T] - Retail / C is part of the default serial 'CTAP' / H is used for built in applications like [[Mii Maker]] / J is for a normal eShop Title / S is usually a 3D Classics eShop title / P is used with GBA e-shop titles / T is used with NES e-shop titles.
-Region: Length=1, [E/P/J/A] - English (US) / PAL (Europe/Australia) / Japanese (Japan) / All (region-free)
+|-
+| Identifier || 2 || game name (two alphanumeric characters).
+|-
+| Region || 1 || [E/P/J/A] - English (US) / PAL (Europe/Australia) / Japanese (Japan) / All (region-free)
+|}
 The longer version of the serial number adds a geographical region (usually because of extra languages).