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The letter prefixes are a letter specifying the device, followed by one letter specifying the region in which it was sold. In some regions, a third letter is present; a current guess is that this letter distinguishes among factories for a given sales region. Note that several different sales regions' console may be considered to be the same region for region-locking purposes, such as Europe and Australia. | The letter prefixes are a letter specifying the device, followed by one letter specifying the region in which it was sold. In some regions, a third letter is present; a current guess is that this letter distinguishes among factories for a given sales region. Note that several different sales regions' console may be considered to be the same region for region-locking purposes, such as Europe and Australia. | ||
The current serial number | The current serial number scheme began with the DSi, hence its listing in the tables below. Among standalone consoles, the Wii U belongs to this scheme as well; the Switch started a new scheme. | ||
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| ''DSi'' || T || | | ''DSi'' || T || | ||
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| ''DSi XL'' || W | | ''DSi XL/LL'' || W || | ||
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| ''Wii U'' || F || | |||
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| 3DS || C || E | | 3DS || C || E | ||
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| ''DSi XL'' || UTL | | ''DSi XL'' || UTL | ||
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| ''Wii U'' || WUP | |||
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| 3DS || CTR | | 3DS || CTR | ||