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Is this really notable? According to the coverage policy, articles on characters should be in lists. A 20:26, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
- Ordinarily, i would agree with you. However, due to Mario being the corporate mascot, i think we may need to make an exception for him. Tacopill (Talk) 06:56, 19 December 2010 (UTC).
- Who else can have an article? Can Pikachu have an article for being the mascot of the Pokémon series? What about Link, the hero of the Legend of Zelda series? Donkey Kong, the title character of the game Mario spun-off from? Samus Aran, one of the first female main protagonists of Nintendo? Or Kirby? Or Fox McCloud, the leader of Star Fox? Mario can't be the only character article here. Sure, Mario is the face of Nintendo, but there are other notable characters. And there is a category for Mascots of Nintendo, and a red link for a Mascot template. The policy states Bulbasaur and Meta Knight don't get articles, but Mario does? SeanWheeler (talk) 02:27, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
- Firstly, There is currently a debate going on for coverage and content related to this wiki, I recommend checking it out and participating in. You may help the community come to an overall answer on this. But to answer your question more directly: With each character, how much presence does the character have outside the game/series (including other games, but more importantly, outside games altogether)? how well does the character represent its franchise, and Nintendo overall? Some examples:
- Pikachu is on things from Lunch Boxes to Computer Games, Cereal to Eggos, and many other things. It has incredibly strong presence for its native franchise, and for the corporation as a whole.
- Samus Aran, etc. on the other hand, sadly don't. Samus would probably make a good character to role model for young girls, but the franchise doesn't sell well and the she doesn't carry the recognizability that Mario and Pikachu do. If we made a "List of Mascots" she would definitely get an section. And if we could see if Nintendo invested time to make her an corporate mascot, than it might warrant another article. Tacopill (Talk) 00:00, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
- At least, that is my opinion. Tacopill (Talk) 00:00, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
- Firstly, There is currently a debate going on for coverage and content related to this wiki, I recommend checking it out and participating in. You may help the community come to an overall answer on this. But to answer your question more directly: With each character, how much presence does the character have outside the game/series (including other games, but more importantly, outside games altogether)? how well does the character represent its franchise, and Nintendo overall? Some examples:
- Who else can have an article? Can Pikachu have an article for being the mascot of the Pokémon series? What about Link, the hero of the Legend of Zelda series? Donkey Kong, the title character of the game Mario spun-off from? Samus Aran, one of the first female main protagonists of Nintendo? Or Kirby? Or Fox McCloud, the leader of Star Fox? Mario can't be the only character article here. Sure, Mario is the face of Nintendo, but there are other notable characters. And there is a category for Mascots of Nintendo, and a red link for a Mascot template. The policy states Bulbasaur and Meta Knight don't get articles, but Mario does? SeanWheeler (talk) 02:27, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
