Characters:
The problems with Characters/mascots, in my opinion, are: where do you draw the line? where does something become so in-franchise, that it is much better just to point someone to the respective wiki (if one exists), than to try and have an article on-wiki?
for example: Bulbasaur is my favorite Pokemon, and I would love to see it get its own article. And extending that, Venusaur would also get its own. But how much does it represent the franchise as a whole? It is the version mascot for Green (Gen I) and LeafGreen (Gen III), and got a Mega Evolution in X and Y (Gen VI). But does it appear in non-video game, non-Pokemon-related, but still Nintendo-related, things?
If Nintendo does a Charity or Corporate event, with videos and/or pamphlets, how likely is it that Venusaur will make an appearance on it?
How much detail about a character (outside of its original media) can one gather?
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To this end, I think I may borrow an idea I got from Bulbapedia: I recommend make a
personal sandbox. And in the sandbox, gather resouces, make paragraphs and sections, and see if you can make an article based on a Character, anyone of your choosing.
In this, be sure to include as much detail as you can on the Character's presence outside of the original media for the franchise. You can include inside the media, but be careful not to become a duplicate of another wiki (NIWA, Wikia or other).
Keep it neat and organized and back it up with references. If needed, create an infobox by borrowing one of the others we have on wiki, but be sure to source it. If you need any help in this regard, feel free to contact me.
Good LuckDillion's SummaryIn attempt to summarize the discussion thus far, and to set in stone what we all agree upon... Here we go!~
(Please note, I am not injecting my opinions into this particular post)
Definite Topics:
*Full coverage of hardware.
*Full coverage of history.
*Full coverage of Events.
*Full coverage of Nintendo Employees.
*Single article for competing companies.
*At least one article for every series.
The rest of what has been discussed still seems up in the air to me. We have agreed that full coverage of any game series should not happen (Ex: Ice Climbers), but not the extent to which said series should be covered in comparison to other series. Related to that, We haven't come to any definitive consensus regarding coverage of Individual games. Some people are saying N-wiki shouldn't cover them, some are saying they should cover all of them, and some are saying they should only cover those without another member wiki. Another topic that doesn't have a clear decision is coverage of select Nintendo "mascots" The issue here would be determining who those mascots are.
I believe that is a thorough synopsis of the thread so far. Can we get those bottom things ironed out, please?
I am in agreement of the Definite Topics, and in support of some information related to the games. I was sort of hoping to one day have the games cataloged in a similar manor to how Bulbapedia does so with the individual Pokemon species.
For Instance, with the help of Velidragon, Moydow and many others, I managed to:
* gather all the versions of
The Original Super Mario Bros. in one place.
* show ways one
kirby game can related to another
* and possibly include
Technical Details on a specific game.
* maybe even one day include Marketing and Sales details.
Each of these, I was hoping to fully explore, with help, ways games
Interact With Each Other, compare and contrast their use of available technology, etc., all of which are above the game-level, and, as far as I can tell, slightly out-of-focus for other member wikis.
Anyway, that's my two cents.