diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/Formats.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/Formats.cpp
index b2990f0d40..9086e8270c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/Formats.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/ES/Formats.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ DiscIO::Region TMDReader::GetRegion() const
   if (GetTitleId() == Titles::SYSTEM_MENU)
     return DiscIO::GetSysMenuRegion(GetTitleVersion());
 
-  return DiscIO::RegionSwitchWii(static_cast<u8>(GetTitleId() & 0xff));
+  return DiscIO::CountryCodeToRegion(static_cast<u8>(GetTitleId() & 0xff),
+                                     DiscIO::Platform::WiiWAD);
 }
 
 std::string TMDReader::GetGameID() const
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/TitleDatabase.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/TitleDatabase.cpp
index 32871eba30..7000fe723d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/TitleDatabase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/TitleDatabase.cpp
@@ -97,12 +97,20 @@ static bool IsWiiTitle(const std::string& game_id)
 
 static bool IsJapaneseGCTitle(const std::string& game_id)
 {
-  return IsGCTitle(game_id) && DiscIO::CountrySwitch(game_id[3]) == DiscIO::Country::Japan;
+  if (!IsGCTitle(game_id))
+    return false;
+
+  return DiscIO::CountryCodeToCountry(game_id[3], DiscIO::Platform::GameCubeDisc) ==
+         DiscIO::Country::Japan;
 }
 
 static bool IsNonJapaneseGCTitle(const std::string& game_id)
 {
-  return IsGCTitle(game_id) && DiscIO::CountrySwitch(game_id[3]) != DiscIO::Country::Japan;
+  if (!IsGCTitle(game_id))
+    return false;
+
+  return DiscIO::CountryCodeToCountry(game_id[3], DiscIO::Platform::GameCubeDisc) !=
+         DiscIO::Country::Japan;
 }
 
 // Note that this function will not overwrite entries that already are in the maps
diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/Enums.cpp b/Source/Core/DiscIO/Enums.cpp
index 66dcdd19d6..723525ec48 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/Enums.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/Enums.cpp
@@ -145,26 +145,35 @@ Country TypicalCountryForRegion(Region region)
   }
 }
 
-Region RegionSwitchGC(u8 country_code)
-{
-  Region region = RegionSwitchWii(country_code);
-  return region == Region::NTSC_K ? Region::NTSC_J : region;
-}
-
-Region RegionSwitchWii(u8 country_code)
+Region CountryCodeToRegion(u8 country_code, Platform platform, Region expected_region)
 {
   switch (country_code)
   {
   case 'J':
-  case 'W':
     return Region::NTSC_J;
 
-  case 'B':
+  case 'W':
+    if (expected_region == Region::PAL)
+      return Region::PAL;  // Only the Nordic version of Ratatouille (Wii)
+    else
+      return Region::NTSC_J;  // Korean GC games in English or Taiwanese Wii games
+
   case 'E':
+    if (expected_region == Region::NTSC_J)
+      return Region::NTSC_J;  // Korean GC games in English
+    else
+      return Region::NTSC_U;  // The most common country code for NTSC-U
+
+  case 'B':
   case 'N':
-  case 'Z':
     return Region::NTSC_U;
 
+  case 'X':
+  case 'Y':
+  case 'Z':
+    // Additional language versions, store-exclusive versions, other special versions
+    return expected_region == Region::NTSC_U ? Region::NTSC_U : Region::PAL;
+
   case 'D':
   case 'F':
   case 'H':
@@ -175,21 +184,21 @@ Region RegionSwitchWii(u8 country_code)
   case 'R':
   case 'S':
   case 'U':
-  case 'X':
-  case 'Y':
+  case 'V':
     return Region::PAL;
 
   case 'K':
   case 'Q':
   case 'T':
-    return Region::NTSC_K;
+    // All of these country codes are Korean, but the NTSC-K region doesn't exist on GC
+    return platform == Platform::GameCubeDisc ? Region::NTSC_J : Region::NTSC_K;
 
   default:
     return Region::Unknown;
   }
 }
 
-Country CountrySwitch(u8 country_code)
+Country CountryCodeToCountry(u8 country_code, Platform platform, Region region)
 {
   switch (country_code)
   {
@@ -197,15 +206,29 @@ Country CountrySwitch(u8 country_code)
   case 'A':
     return Country::World;
 
+  // Mixed regions
+  case 'X':
+  case 'Y':
+  case 'Z':
+    // Additional language versions, store-exclusive versions, other special versions
+    return region == Region::NTSC_U ? Country::USA : Country::Europe;
+
+  case 'W':
+    if (region == Region::PAL)
+      return Country::Europe;  // Only the Nordic version of Ratatouille (Wii)
+    else if (platform == Platform::GameCubeDisc)
+      return Country::Korea;  // GC games in English released in Korea
+    else
+      return Country::Taiwan;  // Wii games in traditional Chinese released in Taiwan
+
   // PAL
   case 'D':
     return Country::Germany;
 
-  case 'X':  // Used by a couple PAL games
-  case 'Y':  // German, French
-  case 'L':  // Japanese import to PAL regions
-  case 'M':  // Japanese import to PAL regions
-  case 'P':
+  case 'L':  // NTSC-J games released on PAL VC
+  case 'M':  // NTSC-U games released on PAL VC
+  case 'V':  // Used by some Nordic Wii releases
+  case 'P':  // The most common country code for PAL
     return Country::Europe;
 
   case 'U':
@@ -228,21 +251,21 @@ Country CountrySwitch(u8 country_code)
 
   // NTSC
   case 'E':
-  case 'N':  // Japanese import to USA and other NTSC regions
-  case 'Z':  // Prince of Persia - The Forgotten Sands (Wii)
-  case 'B':  // Ufouria: The Saga (Virtual Console)
+    if (region == Region::NTSC_J)
+      return Country::Korea;  // GC games in English released in Korea
+    else
+      return Country::USA;  // The most common country code for NTSC-U
+
+  case 'B':  // PAL games released on NTSC-U VC
+  case 'N':  // NTSC-J games released on NTSC-U VC
     return Country::USA;
 
   case 'J':
     return Country::Japan;
 
-  case 'K':
-  case 'Q':  // Korea with Japanese language
-  case 'T':  // Korea with English language
-    return Country::Korea;
-
-  case 'W':
-    return Country::Taiwan;
+  case 'K':  // Games in Korean released in Korea
+  case 'Q':  // NTSC-J games released on NTSC-K VC
+  case 'T':  // NTSC-U games released on NTSC-K VC
 
   default:
     if (country_code > 'A')  // Silently ignore IOS wads
diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/Enums.h b/Source/Core/DiscIO/Enums.h
index 524336651d..fc6f0543db 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/Enums.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/Enums.h
@@ -77,10 +77,9 @@ bool IsNTSC(Region region);
 
 Country TypicalCountryForRegion(Region region);
 // Avoid using this function if you can. Country codes aren't always reliable region indicators.
-Region RegionSwitchGC(u8 country_code);
-// Avoid using this function if you can. Country codes aren't always reliable region indicators.
-Region RegionSwitchWii(u8 country_code);
-Country CountrySwitch(u8 country_code);
+Region CountryCodeToRegion(u8 country_code, Platform platform,
+                           Region expected_region = Region::Unknown);
+Country CountryCodeToCountry(u8 country_code, Platform platform, Region region = Region::Unknown);
 
 Region GetSysMenuRegion(u16 title_version);
 std::string GetSysMenuVersionString(u16 title_version);
diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeGC.cpp b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeGC.cpp
index f844d329c8..1275fcfb78 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeGC.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeGC.cpp
@@ -87,18 +87,10 @@ Country VolumeGC::GetCountry(const Partition& partition) const
   const u8 country = ReadSwapped<u8>(3, partition).value_or(0);
   const Region region = GetRegion();
 
-  // Korean GC releases use NTSC-J.
-  // E is normally used for America, but it's also used for English-language Korean GC releases.
-  // K is used by games that are in the Korean language.
-  // W means Taiwan for Wii games, but on the GC, it's used for English-language Korean releases.
-  // (There doesn't seem to be any pattern to which of E and W is used for Korean GC releases.)
-  if (region == Region::NTSC_J && (country == 'E' || country == 'K' || country == 'W'))
-    return Country::Korea;
-
-  if (RegionSwitchGC(country) != region)
+  if (CountryCodeToRegion(country, Platform::GameCubeDisc, region) != region)
     return TypicalCountryForRegion(region);
 
-  return CountrySwitch(country);
+  return CountryCodeToCountry(country, Platform::GameCubeDisc, region);
 }
 
 std::string VolumeGC::GetMakerID(const Partition& partition) const
diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeWad.cpp b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeWad.cpp
index 7a1df3e0d5..c274181695 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeWad.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeWad.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Country VolumeWAD::GetCountry(const Partition& partition) const
   if (country_code == 2)  // SYSMENU
     return TypicalCountryForRegion(GetSysMenuRegion(m_tmd.GetTitleVersion()));
 
-  return CountrySwitch(country_code);
+  return CountryCodeToCountry(country_code, Platform::WiiWAD);
 }
 
 const IOS::ES::TMDReader& VolumeWAD::GetTMD(const Partition& partition) const
diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeWii.cpp b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeWii.cpp
index 73e5b290b7..29d822fca9 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeWii.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeWii.cpp
@@ -290,13 +290,13 @@ Region VolumeWii::GetRegion() const
 Country VolumeWii::GetCountry(const Partition& partition) const
 {
   // The 0 that we use as a default value is mapped to Country::Unknown and Region::Unknown
-  u8 country_byte = ReadSwapped<u8>(3, partition).value_or(0);
+  const u8 country_byte = ReadSwapped<u8>(3, partition).value_or(0);
   const Region region = GetRegion();
 
-  if (RegionSwitchWii(country_byte) != region)
+  if (CountryCodeToRegion(country_byte, Platform::WiiDisc, region) != region)
     return TypicalCountryForRegion(region);
 
-  return CountrySwitch(country_byte);
+  return CountryCodeToCountry(country_byte, Platform::WiiDisc, region);
 }
 
 std::string VolumeWii::GetMakerID(const Partition& partition) const