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[Product][Retail/Demo]-CTR-[Type][Identifier][Region]
[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).
The longer version of the serial number adds a geographical region (usually because of extra languages).