Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Megamind (franchise)


 * 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 keep. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 18:01, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Megamind (franchise)

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Draftify, per WP:TOOSOON and WP:FILMSERIES, hardly any comparison. Has potential if TV series releases and article developed so not just virtually same info as the individual articles it's copied from Indagate (talk) 12:30, 26 April 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –&#8239;Joe (talk) 13:04, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Film, Television, Video games,  and Entertainment. Indagate (talk) 12:30, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep I have researched them and the Blue Defender game is the same as Ultimate Showdown. Mega Team Unite is just a party beat em up game. I'm making a page for that so it would have two pages of the same game but Ultimate Showdown will be a mix of the original and The Blue Defender story so far. BMA-Nation2020 (talk) 00:37, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Blue Defender does not seem notable in its own right so not suitable for its own article. Regardless, this doesn't address the franchise article. Nothing that isn't or can't be in either Megamind or Megamind: Ultimate Showdown. Indagate (talk) 06:49, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * The story from both Ultimate Showdown and Blue Defender is the same, it’s just that the gameplay is different between the two. Mega Team Untie is more of a party game than a platformer. BMA-Nation2020 (talk) 16:54, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok, can have that information in Megamind: Ultimate Showdown at the end? Blue Defender not notable in its own right Indagate (talk) 16:56, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Already put in the info though. the console version shows is having a 3d platformer while the handheld version is more of a Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters feel to it. BMA-Nation2020 (talk) 18:30, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Disagree that it is WP:TOOSOON especially since it got several video games. Megamind (video game) in particular needs to be split into 3 separate articles. WP:NEXIST shows that the article should remain regardless of its current status and sourcing. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 12:55, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't know about all that. Sometimes you can split alternate versions of games into separate articles, but that article is pretty under-developed and far from needing a split. There's going to need to be a tremendous amount of work to be out into it for that to be relevant to this discussion.  Sergecross73   msg me  13:35, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Well I can agree that a split is actually not necessary, the article seems to mainly be about one of the versions. However, I have at least started by cleaning it up and removing the unnecessary focus on numerous games at once. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 15:52, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Your improvements to Megamind: Ultimate Showdown look good, but that isn't nominated for deletion. The very little information about the sequels in the franchise article could be added to Megamind: Ultimate Showdown as a paragraph on future at the end to consolidate the articles? Indagate (talk) 16:07, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 * The other two games don't seem individually notable but are better off mentioned in the franchise article than that of the unrelated 360/PS3 game... which is one of the reasons why this article should probably exist. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 16:09, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 * There's very little for them at the franchise article, don't think should have that article just for that information Megamind_(franchise). They were released in same year and part of same franchise as Megamind: Ultimate Showdown so think fine to include them as a section in that article. Indagate (talk) 16:15, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Doesn't need to be split because the article isn't long enough, notability doesn't matter in this case, there isn't a need for a split so it creates unnecessary duplication of information Indagate (talk) 13:37, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Weak keep or worst case merge. "Franchise" is almost always a silly word to me, but this is clearly a "series" of some kind. Most series do eventually end up having their own page, and worst case the information about sequels can be included at the end of the previous entries. Shooterwalker (talk) 14:45, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Weak keep, I don't see any major benefit for merging everything. I do agree that calling it series is more accurate than a franchise, but there are multiple notable things that are part of the series.  Plastikspork ―Œ (talk)  14:59, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Not a series either though, it's a movie with a potential TV series, soundtrack, non-notable short film (recent AfD result merge), two arguably notable games, and one non-notable game. Having multiple related notable things doesn't mean there should be a parent article for them, no other information to add. See guideline WP:REDUNDANTFORK. Indagate (talk) 15:17, 8 May 2022 (UTC)


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