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The result was keep. J04n(talk page) 18:48, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

List of Nintendo 3DS games[edit]

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This is a speculative list. Well over 98% of the titles here don't even have release dates. In point of fact, the handheld gaming console itself has yet to be released, but will be soon. Shouldn't we delete this until it can be something more than a list chock full of speculation and "TBA"s? Sriramachandran V. (talk) 20:23, 8 February 2011 (UTC) — Sriramachandran V. (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Keep - There is plenty useful/sourced information in there. I think it just needs to be protected to some degree, there's a lot of anonymous or ill-informed users who tend to cover that up with a lot of junk. Clean-up? Definitely. Deletion? No. There's too many confirmed titles, with only more coming. Sergecross73 msg me 20:48, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Just to be clear, there are over 130 titles listed here, most without definitive release dates, most with speculative "working titles". The number of confirmed titles with actual legitimate sourced release dates? Eight. Out of 130+. I believe that those would be best covered in the parent article for now, and maintain that this list should be deleted (AND protected). Sriramachandran V. (talk) 20:54, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - Is a concrete date necessarily needed though? I know it'd be part of the criteria for these games to have their own articles, but just to be part of the list? Many of games can be confirmed as being worked on/existing with sources. (They're not sourced now because...no one has contested that they exist, so no one's provided them.) Any that can't be confirmed, should be deleted off. I just feel like if you're so unhappy with the article, a "clean up" or "needs additional references" type tag should have been up on the article first. Deleting outright seems premature. Sergecross73 msg me 21:10, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. -- All Hail The Muffin Nor does it taste nice... 23:09, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The console is being released this month, at which time a handful of the titles here will be released, and then more will be week on week. The 3DS is a major release and the games are constantly being covered in magazines and on websites, if there are dubious entries then they should be removed, the others should be cited, but to delete the list now seems counterproductive. Someone another 01:09, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. -- Danger (talk) 02:39, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Keep - Over 95% of the titles on this list will indeed come out, and the list is helpful for readers to see what the lineup is. While their specific names or dates may not be known, the games themselves have actually been announced to be in development. The other 5% is what could be incorrect information introduced by vandals or hit and run IPs. _Blake ^{(Talk·Edits)} 02:56, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game related deletion discussions. (G·N·B·S·RS·Talk) • Gene93k (talk) 03:02, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - The list shouldn't contain unsourced information, but if it is sourced it should stay (yes, even without specific release dates). ▫ JohnnyMrNinja 05:56, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Although I do feel that the list is deeply flawed; please see my comment on the talk page. This does not change my vote. We should still have the list, just increase the criteria for inclusion. We should not print rumors. ▫ JohnnyMrNinja 06:07, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I just added sources for 4 games in a number of minutes. Like I said earlier, the information is out there, it's just no one's bothered to add the refs. I'll keep plugging away, and with some help this'll all be easily fixed. Once fixed, it'll be easier to maintain. Sergecross73 msg me 14:14, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The system comes out in Japan this month, and elsewhere the month after. Sources should exist for most of the items on the list. We need to find those sources and add them to the article, removing those that can't be verified. Reach Out to the Truth 17:47, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – valid list, consistent with the rest of the lists by console that we have. –MuZemike 22:30, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - the list is overall valid, but has some flaws. There are some unsourced information and not confirmed titles on the list. Maybe add a semi-protection due to many examples of vandalism. -HDingen 00:13, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - the existence of the 3DS and games for it is not questionable. While the release schedule for games is, that doesn't mean that this list is invalid. (Counterargument: it would be premature to create "List of NPG games" since we're not even sure if that's the final title). --MASEM (t) 17:41, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- *cough*List of Next Generation Portable games*cough* _Blake ^{(Talk·Edits)} 18:02, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Although WP is not a collection of links. It is a valid list WP:L. It needs a bit of clean up and wikify. Some games which are not notable should not have an article and a list is perfect for it. --Visik (talk) 05:52, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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