Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of "Sideways DS" Games


 * 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 delete.  Majorly   (hot!)  21:17, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

List of "Sideways DS" Games
Completely unnecessary way to list games. It is just a different way to play the game; it's nothing unique enough (like an add-on or peripheral) that would require a separate list. (It would be like a List of Nintendo DS games that use the microphone.) So few games require the player to tilt the DS (there are three listed) that this list would remain a stub and could not be expanded further. It is far, far better to discuss the uniqueness in the respecitve articles themselves. hbdragon88 08:23, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been added to the list of CVG deletions. hbdragon88 08:30, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Waste of a page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.24.174.14 (talk) 22:43, 12 April 2007 (UTC).
 * Delete There is no need for this page Mattyatty 13:12, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Completely unnecessay article. Mention this fact in each game's page and that should be sufficient. -- Cy ru s      An dir on   14:06, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge to List of Nintendo DS games as a useful bit of information that would let folks know which games are Sideways. FrozenPurpleCube 14:27, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment BTW, I also noticed List of Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection games, List of Nintendo DS downloadable games, List of PlayStation Portable Wi-Fi games and List of PlayStation Portable Gamesharing games. There may be others I didn't see.  FrozenPurpleCube 14:33, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Those are all notable features, I wouldnt consider holding the DS sideways notable, Mattyatty 19:19, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't consider using it sideways any less notable than using the wireless features or microphone is myself. But heck, I would probably say they should all be merged.  (In fact, if you look at List of Nintendo DS games it already has a tag for wireless games, making that page unneeded too).  Is there some reason why it shouldn't be merged?  FrozenPurpleCube 00:26, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Those are all notable features, I wouldnt consider holding the DS sideways notable, Mattyatty 19:19, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't consider using it sideways any less notable than using the wireless features or microphone is myself. But heck, I would probably say they should all be merged.  (In fact, if you look at List of Nintendo DS games it already has a tag for wireless games, making that page unneeded too).  Is there some reason why it shouldn't be merged?  FrozenPurpleCube 00:26, 13 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete as non-notable information. Doesn't make sense to maintain a list of three games. Cheers, Lankybugger ○ Yell ○ 15:06, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Except it's quite possible this list will be expanded as more games are release (and as more entries are added, note the age of the page, it's very recently started, so it could be very incomplete). I think it's better to just list the information as part of the main DS games list myself, but it is otherwise quite valid.  FrozenPurpleCube 15:43, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, the INFO is certainly valid, but it's not notable or exhaustable enough to have its own page. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ 16:12, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * That might be why I proposed a merge, don't you think? FrozenPurpleCube 16:34, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I still feel this is a case for deletion. Sideways Nintendo DS games are a function of novelty and not of playability. Playing the game in "book format" means that pretty much all of the DS's buttons are eliminated as functional methods of input. I imagine that there's going to be less than ten games released in the "sideways" format throughout the entire span of the Nintendo DS's life, which means that an article on games like that is not necessary. I'd support this as a category (something like "Vertically Oriented DS Games", since "Sideways" is a strange term to use), but not as an article or as a list. Cheers, Lankybugger ○ Yell ○ 02:39, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't think you understand what I'm saying. I am saying:  Merge.  Merge to List of Nintendo DS Games.  This means add a tag like [SW]] to any games that are held sideways (or V, or whatever is decided as appropriate).  This would be even easier than a category and far more useful.  Is there something unclear about what I'm saying, because it seems people are completely missing it?  FrozenPurpleCube 14:20, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Why not just propose the new tag at Talk:List of Nintendo DS games directly? I don't think you need to wait for the outcome of this AfD for that. Dancter 17:23, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm glad to see that someone else is supportive of developing a category option. Regardless of what happens with List of "Sideways DS" Games, I still think there should be a category. If you have any additional input on the matter, I started a thread at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games. I'm willing to go it alone if I don't get any responses, but I'd prefer getting some approval and/or suggestions beforehand before I proceed. Dancter 17:23, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, I am probably going to add it, but I figured I'd try to get people's perspective on the issue directly. Sadly it seems to have gone past people's minds.  FrozenPurpleCube 21:54, 14 April 2007 (UTC)


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