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Main box--edit suggestion

Hello, I'm Rebestalic.

Instead of just having the PS, Xbox and NES logos on the main box, I think their should perhaps be some more famous console brands; in this case, we can only look to the past, as the former three brands create a triopoly in the console market (e.g. Atari).

Thank you, Rebestalic (talk) 08:28, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

Creating a portal dedicated to Atari

Hi! Me and some fellow editors have been working recently on stuff related to Atari. I checked the Video Game Portal section here for the first time and i'm surprised to see that there is no portal created for all Atati-related articles. Is there any way to remedy this? Thanks and have a good day everybody! Roberth Martinez (talk) 01:34, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

No one really maintains any of these portals. -- ferret (talk) 01:39, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

Incorrect linking from Smurfs in the search bar

When I type: Smurfs in the search-bar it automatically fills in (amongst others): Smurfs: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle. When I click on that, it redirects me to List of The Smurfs video games instead of the (existing) article Smurfs: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle... what's going wrong here? Equinoxepart5 (talk) 15:46, 20 May 2019 (UTC)

One article is Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle and the redirect to the list article is Smurfs: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle - X201 (talk) 15:51, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
Now fixed. - X201 (talk) 15:53, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
(edit conflict)@Equinoxepart5: It's known as a redirect. When a topic doesn't have it's own article or isn't considered notable enough for one, it may be "redirected" to a page that discusses it, at least in part. In this case, over the years this redirect got messed up and was pointed to the wrong place. I've fixed it, it now leads to Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle -- ferret (talk) 15:54, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
@Ferret: @X201: Thanx!!! Equinoxepart5 (talk) 15:54, 20 May 2019 (UTC)

New page

Could we please have a Holdfast: Nations At War page, please?-Thanks Ooh Saad (talk) 09:19, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

@Ooh Saad: This is not the place to request articles, you want WP:VG/R -- ferret (talk) 11:51, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

Oh, sorry!Ooh Saad (talk) 13:05, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

Recognized content

Section moved to Portal:Video games/Recognized content. —⁠andrybak (talk) 18:44, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/List of modelled aircraft in IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover

Hi all. If you show some interest in the "flight sim" category of video games, you may want to participate in Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/List of modelled aircraft in IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover. Regards. Kintaro (talk) 08:15, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

Gizmondo sales numbers, possible circular reporting? Reliable number?

The sales number of Gizmondo is listed as less than 25k, with a source to a 2007 GamePro article. I have doubts. Where did GamePro gain this information? Is it reliable? I don't think so.

This New York Times news article, when the company went bankrupt, says that "But sales have been lackluster. Six months after Gizmondo was introduced in Britain, Tiger recorded $1.7 million in revenue, equivalent to about 5,000 units sold. U.S. sales figures have not been released." This means that this reliable source only has given sales numbers for Britain in 6 months, and claims that figures for the US have not been released.

I tried to search for other sources on Google but have been unable to find anything from the 2006-2007 period stating that 25,000 units were sold, except of course that GamePro article. I am certain that this was then added here on Misplaced Pages and, this being such a highly visited website, led to circular reporting of that number ever since. Similar to the Casio F-91W article that had circular reporting due to a wrong release year in Misplaced Pages.

I don't know where GamePro got that number from. It is certainly not reliable enough and I think it should be removed. --Morita Akio (talk) 22:59, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

@Morita Akio: The Portal talk page is rarely used, you should pose this question to WT:VG. -- ferret (talk) 23:14, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for informing me, I have copied it over there. --Morita Akio (talk) 08:47, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

"Current computer and video games events" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Current computer and video games events has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 January 26 § Current computer and video games events until a consensus is reached. Utopes (talk / cont) 05:45, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

"Current computer and video game events" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Current computer and video game events has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 January 26 § Current computer and video game events until a consensus is reached. Utopes (talk / cont) 05:46, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

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WHO ELSE IS SEEING THIS QuantumFoam66 (talk) 00:09, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

What happened to the Russian version of this Portal

idk man QuantumFoam66 (talk) 19:57, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

@QuantumFoam66 You'd have to ask on Ruwiki. This is English Misplaced Pages. -- ferret (talk) 22:26, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
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