Talk:Mew (Pokémon)/Archive 2

Does anyone have any citations for this?
"Mew (then spelled ミュー, not ミュウ) was the first Pokémon trademark ever registered (granted on March 31, 1994, registration number 2636685 part 12), before even Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター), which was granted on December 26, 1997. ミュウ was registered on August 6, 1999, registration number 4302090. Mew is also the first Pokémon trademark ever applied for; the application was submitted on May 9, 1990, application number 平2-51989; before even Pocket Monsters, which was submitted September 11, 1995. ミュウ was submitted on June 17, 1997, application number 平9-128909."

It's from Bulbapedia and the Talk page doesn't show any controversy over it, but I can't find a citation so I can add it to this Article.--Occono (talk) 23:23, 15 June 2009 (UTC)


 * There's no controversy here because as far as I know it was only added once, albeit sourceless, so I removed it. There's probably a source out there that supports it, but I don't think Bulbapedia even uses sources. Tezkag72 (talk) 23:41, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
 * The information had to have come from somewhere though. I'll hit up the video game project's talk page, see if anyone knows how to check trademark records and cite the results.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 23:45, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Maybe there's a website out there that keeps a record of trademarks registered. Tezkag72 (talk) 23:51, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I meant there was no controversy on the Bulbapedia talk page about it being true or not, just to clarify.--Occono (talk) 20:25, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't think Bulbapedia even uses sources. Tezkag72 (talk) 20:48, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
 * They don't, though occassionally they may link to an EL such as Team Rocket's Rockin. MelicansMatkin (talk) 01:36, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Pokémon Emerald
Mew's role in Pokémon Emerald needs to be mentioned in the video games section. I found two references that we might be able to use:  (I don't know if it's considered reliable, but it's "owned" by IGN) and.  The Le ft ori um  21:47, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I knew about Psypokes (and Serebii.net) already; the reason I didn't already add it was because it is essentially a fan site and wouldn't be judged reliable. (This came up in a somewhat recent FAC of mine.) The second one is basically a cheat codes site, so I can't use it either. The reliable sourcing rule is a bitch; if it was a bit more lenient, I would be able to beef up this article a lot more. Tezkag72 (talk) 23:23, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Italics vs. no italics
Okay, lets stop the dispute and arguing through the edit summaries. If you have any problems with any reversions or edits that have been made, the talk page is the way to go. I'm opening this up so that a clear discussion that is not being held through edit summaries can be made. State your opinions, rant, or just ignore this, do whatever you want to do, and lets try and clear the air through a rational and organized discussion so that confusion can be cleared up and editing ties can be (re)built. Any more reversions by either side and I'll report myself. Edit-warring is not the solution, but discussion is. Go. MelicansMatkin (talk) 02:44, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Good idea. I shall simply repeat my wording as I stated on Sesshomaru's talk page before he removed it, as I believe I adequately and accurately explained the situation there: "Okay, firstly I don't appreciate it when you template the regulars; in fact I find that quite offensive and it only serves to escalate a situation. Please next time you issue me a warning, take the time to personalize the message. I don't want you to slap some template on my talk page; that is not a welcome notion. Secondly you're making me quite incredulous with your terse edit summary on this revert. In fact it only serves to prove my point. You state (after your threat to report me) "Wal-Mart & Google don't use italics". I 100% agree with you; in fact, that is what I have been saying the entire time. Have you even been reading my edit summaries? (like this one, this one, or this one) If you have, it should be quite clear that I agree that Walmart and Google are not italicized. Anyways, since it seems you had a hard time understanding, I shall explain it for the fifth time: Pokémon when referring to the franchise is not italicized, and I use the examples of Wal-mart and Google (also franchises) to extend my point. You seem to agree that those two are not italicized, and so in the same vein, Pokémon, when referring to the franchise should not be capitalized. This makes clear sense. User:Tezkag72 seemed to realize my point, so I don't understand why you don't either. Now please stop this, and kindly revert your misguided edit immediately. If you further disagree with me please explain why. Oh and I have watched some of your editing activity: don't even try slapping on a "personal attack" warning on my talkpage, as I have done no such thing. Have an understanding day,"  Artichoker [ talk ] 02:49, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * For the sake of keeping discussion on this issue together, let's continue this at WT:PCP. - sesu  PRIME  03:42, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * While I feel that an issue involving an article should be discussed on that article's talk page, Sesshomaru has indicated an unwillingness to continue the matter and so it would seem that this issue is now moot. MelicansMatkin (talk) 04:15, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Initial Design
The article, under Design and characteristics, suggests that Mew was not designed by Ken Sugimori but by Shigeki Morimoto. I'm inclined to believe this, but two of the references are in Japanese so I cannot read it and my browser doesn't support the language, and the third reference says it was Satoshi Tajiri that designed it. So any idea what information we're to believe? Jackal Killer (talk) 15:45, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Tajiri is generally credited by default for the creation of all Pokemon, but the Japanese article (which is both an interview with GameFreak and hosted on Nintendo's own website) states Morimoto was the creator and was surprised it was publicly distributed. The Japanese statement takes precedence over the English one, due to its publisher and source. A very rough and incomplete translation can be found here through Google Translate.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 15:51, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Finding Mew glitch discovery
A few notes on this.. The article says that the glitch was discovered in 2003, but the cited article even shows that it was discovered some time before then. In fact, I distinctly remember playing that game way back in 1999 or 2000 and both my brother and I had found mew by then. Definitely wasn't in 2003 because I was already in University and out of the gameboy phase of my life. Now we had definitely read it somewhere online at the time, but it was A LOT earlier than 2003.. 3 or 4 years or so earlier. --  Poet   Talk  22:25, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon
The Mirage Mew that appears in The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon plays a major role. Wouldn't it be appropriate to mention it somewhere on Mew's page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.4.48 (talk) 16:04, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Added Pokemon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon to Mew's page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.173.152.221 (talk) 14:19, 21 May 2010 (UTC)