Talk:Mario Kart 8

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: rejected by Theleekycauldron (talk) 03:15, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that Nintendo removed a gesture in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe that was likened to the bras d'honneur? Source: Eurogamer
  • ALT1: ... that Nintendo removed a gesture in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe that is taken to mean "up your ass" or "fuck you"? Source: Kotaku Australia
  • ALT2: ... that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe removed a controversial technique? Source: Kotaku
  • Reviewed: N/A
  • Comment: This is only my fourth DYK nomination ({{1}}, {{2}}, {{3}}), so a QPQ shouldn't be needed

Moved to mainspace by DecafPotato (talk). Self-nominated at 23:58, 14 November 2022 (UTC).

• Article appears new enough and long enough. Hook is interesting and cited. QPQ is unnecessary, as stated. Seems good to go! I'd go with the top hook, Alt1 may be unnecessarily vulgar for front page and Alt2 is a tad too vague for my liking. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 04:30, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
• pulled from prep to account for an ongoing merge discussion. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 21:51, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
• @Krisgabwoosh: merge discussion has closed; article remains, with new article merged into it. New review needed to account for new article content. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 20:08, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
  • It appears that the merge hasn't opened any serious citation issues and the hook claim remains in the article, so I'd still support ALT1. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 22:11, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

The article has now been merged into Mario Kart 8 so Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is at present a redirect. - Aoidh (talk) 03:08, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Mario Kart 8 is not a Nintendo Switch game

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a Nintendo Switch game. Therefore, all of the categories that apply to only Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and not Mario Kart 8, such as Category:Nintendo Switch games, should only be on the redirect's page per WP:INCOMPATIBLE. I believe this is a textbook case of WP:INCOMPATIBLE. (Oinkers42) (talk) 16:28, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

The categories are appropriate, as the game has a native release on the Switch platform. "Deluxe" is not a separate game. -- ferret (talk) 17:18, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Agreed. Not to mention, despite the article title, the article is still equally about Deluxe anyways. Sergecross73 msg me 17:57, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Half wrong half right

The article only mentions a few things in Mario kart 8 deluxe. #1 Mario kart has A LOT of characters and a wide variety of cars. But on the other hand, it is right about the gameplay. 2600:6C4E:27F0:64C0:2D75:A540:1E06:A452 (talk) 05:00, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

I'm not really following. What parts are wrong exactly? Sergecross73 msg me 10:30, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Maximum points

The maximum score if you play all 96 tracks for all 5 classes in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Pass is 7,200 points. Nate-Dawg921 (talk) 22:45, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

Why are you stating this...? Sergecross73 msg me 23:16, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

Do the math. 60 points per cup, times 24 cups, times 5 engine classes. Nate-Dawg921 (talk) 12:58, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

I did not ask how, I asked why. Why have you brought this random observation up on this talk page? Sergecross73 msg me 13:38, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Make new 8 deluxe page?

Since Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has a lot of things that are more or less different, I think we should add a separate page for it rather than it being part of the original's page. Theeverywhereperson 15:16, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

There was a very large discussion on this previously, and the consensus was that it didn't warrant separate pages. Sergecross73 msg me 16:07, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

But since the game is now like 2 unrelated sections, a separate page would seem better since they are now like separate games. Theeverywhereperson 17:09, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

They are not separate games. It's an expanded re-release with a bunch of DLC. Sergecross73 msg me 17:17, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

I would suggest creating a draft page for the game to prove its notability separate from Mario Kart 8. (Oinkers42) (talk) 18:37, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Quite the suggestion for an editor with 8 edits to their name...) Sergecross73 msg me 22:45, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Everyone has to start somewhere. (Oinkers42) (talk) 05:10, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Indeed, and they're free to try, but it's not exactly setting them up for success starting them up on such a difficult task, with virtually no guidance no less. Sergecross73 msg me 13:49, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Exactly, we could make a page for it. Theeverywhereperson 17:01, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

There's a standing WP:CONSENSUS against it existing though, so its harder than just creating it, you'll need to convince the community through a discussion that things have changed since a year or two ago, and that the article is necessary and should not be WP:MERGEed. It would take extensive work and Wikipedia-knowledge to even have a chance of pulling this off, which was the cause for my surprise that Oinkers suggested it so casually.

You're free to attempt a WP:DRAFT, but this would be an advanced project - I wouldn't recommend it as a starter project. Sergecross73 msg me 17:12, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

We could create a separate page as even Nintendo treats them as if they are different games as the original doesn't get the same updates 8 deluxe does. Theeverywhereperson 17:15, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

That's not how Wikipedia determines what should and shouldn't get its own dedicated article. This is exactly what I'm talking about. I'd recommend learning that sort of thing before attempting this. Sergecross73 msg me 17:22, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

There was an article on 8 Deluxe, but it was turned into a redirect for the same reasons that Sergecross is citing. SleepDeprivedGinger (talk) 20:27, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

But what stops us from making one? Theeverywhereperson 03:47, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Nothing's stopping you from working on a WP:DRAFT for one. But don't expect it to be accepted unless you can bring it up to a high-enough quality that shows that it's notable to stand on its own, with reliable sources and not repeating everything in this article. ThomasO1989 (talk) 05:02, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

But I also need other people to help in creating one. Theeverywhereperson 11:06, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Sure, people are definitely gonna help on a topic like this. It's just that it seems a little pointless knowing for a fact that it's going to be rejected. SleepDeprivedGinger (talk) 14:38, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Then how would it be rejected? Are we allowed to make one? Theeverywhereperson 15:56, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

@Justhereforresearch Because this has already been discussed, repeatedly, and a consensus was reached not to treat the Deluxe edition as a separate independent video game. -- ferret (talk) 15:58, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Although it wasn't different, and the UI and other things that sort of differentiate games, 8 deluxe in all other major categories and a lot of others. Theeverywhereperson 16:02, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

I already told you that's not how we decide what gets its own articles. Why keep asking about this if you're not going to listen to what anyone is going to tell you? Sergecross73 msg me 16:29, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

But @Sergecross73, who decides what gets an article and what doesnt, and what I'm saying is, whats stopping us from making one or are we allowed to make one??? I AM TRYING TO MAKE A POINT HERE!! OK??? Theeverywhereperson 17:47, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

The moderators who review submitted drafts decide what becomes a mainspace article, following the specifications of Wikipedia:Notability. If something is decided on, then unless someone comes up with a valid counter-argument, it's going to stay that way. To answer your question, I would recommend not making a draft on 8 Deluxe for reasons that I and several others have already told you. SleepDeprivedGinger (talk) 18:48, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

It's not moderators, but the community itself. The issue is that we've already had these discussions and already come to a conclusion. Without presenting new evidence or sourcing that would overturn that consensus, there isn't going to be any movement on it. As for if we are "allowed" to make one, that's not really the right terminology, but if boiled down, the answer is essentially: No, you aren't allowed to make a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe page. -- ferret (talk) 19:01, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

User:Justhereforresearch - But I already answered that too. Wikipedia operates on a WP:CONSENSUS-based system. I linked that above. We have group discussions and make decisions based on what policy-based stance has the most support. We had a past discussion. It was very lengthy with a ton of editors participating. The decision was that two separate articles should not exist. Unless another discussion exists that overrides that discussion, no, a second article should not be created. Based on the trajectory of this discussion, I doubt things have changed. Sergecross73 msg me 19:30, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

We get what your point is, it boils down to "why won't you just do it?!" On Wikipedia it takes more than acting powerless to persuade anyone that the article should exist. ThomasO1989 (talk) 00:42, 25 November 2024 (UTC)