Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Newsletter/20210104/Digest

Archived discussions

 * List of Doom source ports "Doom [almost] runs on everything", as quoted by  Free Media  Kid! . Should it be merged to List of Doom ports? The result was yes.
 * Draft:Steve (Minecraft) Is Steve worthy enough of having his own article? Nope, but the Super Smash Bros. community can't get enough.
 * Draft:Mr. Game and Watch Is Mr. Game and Watch notable enough to warrant his own article? The consensus was no. Is Vivian from Paper Mario? We're split on that.
 * Did SCE Japan Studio became SIE Japan Studio? "Well, did it?" ~ Blue Pumpkin Pie. We address the issue of companies having an "SIE" title.
 * Potential FA plans for the Kirby series Some progress has begun to get the Kirby series to good topic status for it's anniversary, but the project is a lot more work than it seems.
 * Re: the bold merge of Tutorial (video games) According to ZXCVBNM, shouldn't the Tutorial have its own article? Why was it merged?
 * Category:Sandbox video games Should Sandbox video games be split? What defines "open world" and "sandbox"?
 * Assessment goal reached! We've reached our assessment goal of 20% of articles C-class or better! Thanks to all who could make this possible, after almost 7 years of work. Now,  Pres N  ponders the question: what's next?
 * Boz article creations We address BOZ, and their contributions of stub articles from the 1980s onward. Don't worry, the articles are for the better.
 * "its on gog now" Does adding "It's on GOG now" really matter?

Ongoing discussions

 * The dreaded 9th Gen discussion... As the gaming industry enters its 9th generation, concerns raised by M asem has begun on where the article should be taken. But what about the Nintendo Switch?
 * GT/FT ideas Now with a new goal of 50 good and/or featured topics, we discuss what series are making their way to good topics, and current projects from users.
 * Abbreviated platforms in the Release infobox Discussion has begun on the necessity of abbreviating the platform releases in the video game release infobox.
 * Notability for video game items After the recent redirecting of the Klobb, a weapon in GoldenEye 007, we discuss what determines a notable video game item.
 * Tank controls What should we do with the Tank controls article?