Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Katsuya Eguchi


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus. Of note is that the delete !vote in the discussion (after the nomination) does not state whether or not additional source searches were performed, and per WP:NEXIST, notability is not based upon the state of sourcing in articles alone. Per an overall lack of participation here closing with no prejudice against speedy renomination. North America1000 00:14, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

Katsuya Eguchi

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Article topic lacks significant coverage from reliable, independent sources. (?) The hits in a video game reliable sources custom Google search pertained more to the series for which he is best known than to the individual himself. A redirect to Animal Crossing would suffice. If someone finds more (non-English and offline) sources, please ping me. czar 06:21, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions.  czar  06:24, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. North America1000 06:53, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
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 * Strong Keep I were able to find an endless supply of big-time news articles and in quite a large amount of them he was described as the spearhead of the Animal Crossing series. He was often the spokesperson for it. I added the note of the Animal Crossing fame and 5 sources. Here's the ping: Czar. --Mr. Magoo (talk) 13:40, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * If you look at the Animal Crossing titles, he was the director of the first one and has been the producer in all of the subsequent ones, not counting the two spin-offs. --Mr. Magoo (talk) 13:45, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I just noticed that he was a "general producer" even on the spin-off. --Mr. Magoo (talk) 13:49, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Right, but the coverage needs to be about the individual. All of these sources are more about the Animal Crossing series than the individual, and as such, can be covered adequately within the Animal Crossing series article. czar  14:23, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * If he is notable for being the spokesperson/creator of it, then how can the sources not be about Animal Crossing as well? That's like covering Shigeru Miyamoto in the Nintendo article because he's always linked to Nintendo (exaggerated example). --Mr. Magoo (talk) 16:42, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * It's not that the sources can't mention Animal Crossing but that they should be about him, as in the individual himself should be discussed in depth in the source, usually with biographical detail if the figure is important. Miyamoto has plenty of that. czar  21:41, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * If there isn't enough depth in one then multiple can be combined. But I'd rather use the argument of being a notable creative professional here, having created the Animal Crossing series. Miyamoto was also an exaggerated example, look here for less exaggerated: Category:Japanese video game designers. --Mr. Magoo (talk) 23:01, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Other stuff exists? I see plenty of stuff to delete and merge in that category. As for combining, yes, when the sources address his life in any depth at all... czar  23:07, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Like I had written before, I were looking at a large supply of sources. Going through the pages even deeper I found interviews about his work and life. Here is a surprisingly indepth article about how he really did create the series: 7 Surprising Facts About Nintendo's Animal Crossing. I think that should really be used to pad his article but I'm not sure how to avoid copyright violation. There's also this interview which talks about his career (more in the video if you download it): Nintendo Video Interview: Katsuya Eguchi. --Mr. Magoo (talk) 23:34, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
 * That Edge Magazine interview from the "7 Surprising" sounds really indepth but it's not available online. --Mr. Magoo (talk) 23:37, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Are we allowed to use full quotes from a person being interviewed for a magazine? In a way it's not the magazine's words, right? --Mr. Magoo (talk) 23:47, 23 February 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 05:03, 1 March 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete and Draft and Userfy if needed as this is still questionable for solid independent notability, the article has some information and sources but this is all still questionable. SwisterTwister   talk  06:55, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment I forgot to mention I updated and expanded the article quite a lot. --Mr. Magoo (talk) 12:41, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — UY Scuti Talk  19:27, 8 March 2016 (UTC)


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