Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ikki (video game)

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. - Philippe 21:58, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ikki (video game)

No references noted for many months, no context of notability ~QuasiAbstract (talk/contrib) 16:50, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Game-related-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 17:22, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Notable arcade game and Famicom game from sunsoft. Game was released for Nintendo Wii's virtual Console Link from gamasutra [1] AtaruMoroboshi (talk) 19:01, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. This game is in Wii's Virtual Console and Japanese Wikipedia. Zero Kitsune (talk) 00:48, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete one item of independent secondary coverage isn't enough for WP:N. None of the wikipedias are acceptable sources. Percy Snoodle (talk) 09:49, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: The game has been released in arcades, home console, Wii's high profile virtual console service. And while the Japanese wikipedia page cannot confer notability, it can give us a good idea as to whether or not this is a subject matter that may appear to be notable and can be expanded upon. The Japanese article is substantive [2]. In translating the article (bablefish only)- there is also a mobile java version of the game that was released in 2006. I've updated the article lead and added some references to the article, regarding the virtual console release. I won't update information about the cell phone version of the game until I can find some additional sources AtaruMoroboshi (talk) 12:35, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been added to the list of video game deletions. Gazimoff (talk) 20:43, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I've updated the article to include 5 references. Given the changes, I request that the nominator and those who voted for deletion to again look at the article page to see if the current references adequately establish notability. Thank you. AtaruMoroboshi (talk) 04:48, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Article has improved greatly (as I hoped it would) since nomination. Notability has improved, though I hope that the English-language links can be found to replace those Japanese-language links. ~QuasiAbstract (talk/contrib) 08:55, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There are currently two English language references. [3], [4] both of which are factually reporting the release of the game to the Virtual Console Service. Additional English language references could be found using the "Farmer's Rebellion" name - though it's a broad term, and a quick search yielded just yielded wikis and roms. I'll search in more detail later. With regard to the Japanese language links, they directly support claims made within the article, and considering the prominent availability of this game in Japan that is to be expected. AtaruMoroboshi (talk) 12:01, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I understand. In regards to WP:EL other language links are acceptable as long as there are no acceptable English links available. I just hope that we can find suitable English links to replace those Japanese links. The Japanese links are fine for now (better than the non-verified wasteland that this article was a few days ago). ~QuasiAbstract (talk/contrib) 12:46, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep It's a notable arcade and console release, just like every other arcade and console release. Notably even without sources. Raphie (talk) 12:40, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep but it is interesting that the KLOV doesn't have an entry for it. — Frecklefσσt | Talk 15:23, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

comment KLOV does have an entry for Boomerang [5]. Listing it as a maze game that was released by sunsoft in 1985. So that matches up. The description is slightly different though. The wiki article simply states the game was known by other names, I've added a cite tag to get further verification that Boomerang is the same as Ikki/Farmers RebellionAtaruMoroboshi (talk) 16:01, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

comment according to Arcade History, Ikki was released outside Japan as Boomerang and also as Farmer's Rebellion, but the site does not have a page for Boomerang, only a pinball game and an allwin machine of the same name and someone could have taken the information from this page and submitted it to them. So that doesn't confirm anything. Raphie (talk) 21:38, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep game from a notable publisher for a notable platform. Important enough to make it to virtual console! — brighterorange (talk) 03:54, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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