Template:Video game release new/doc

Description
For dates from January 1, 1970 onward only!

This template is an enhanced version of Video game release. The differences are:


 * 1) You can specify any region.
 * 2) Regions and dates appear in the order in which you input them.
 * 3) This template links to the "XXXX in video gaming" articles instead of the normal "XXXX" year ones.
 * 4) Dates' appearance change to a certain degree depending on a user's date and time preferences.
 * 5) This template specially handles the date substitutions, TBA and TBD.
 * 6) The output will not break onto a new line.
 * 7) This template lacks the option to substitute a region code with an arbitrary string of text.

Usage
Parameters are input as region code/date pairs, and are displayed in the order they are given. Any of the standard JP, NA, EU, AU, INT, WW and PAL video game-specific codes will work, as well as all ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes and a smaller number of selected ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes. Note that WP:VG/DATE asserts several guidelines/rules concerning where and when (and which) abbreviations may be used in video game infoboxes, specifically:

"'Add release dates for English-language regions and the developer's region. Use only general public release dates, not festival, preview, or early access dates. If possible, use the game's exact release date ('January 25, 2016').'"

This template works only with dates from January 1, 1970 onward.