Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kaio: King of Pirates

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The result was speedy keep. Per SK1, nomination withdrawn and no other arguments to delete. ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 14:49, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Kaio: King of Pirates

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~~No longer notable. Dead, and little information will ever be available about it sufficient for an article. Elassint ^Hi 17:13, 3 May 2015 (UTC)~~[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. Elassint ^Hi 17:16, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. Everymorning talk 17:36, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - per WP:NTEMP. Just because its cancelled doesn't mean its no longer notable. Has received plenty of coverage in reliable sources. Meets the WP:GNG. Sergecross73 msg me 12:15, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - A sampling of the significant coverage its received from sources that have a consensus for being reliable per discussions at WP:VG/S.

http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/10/5195502/inafunes-3ds-game-kaio-king-of-pirates-delayed-to-2014
http://www.siliconera.com/2013/01/01/meet-the-cast-of-kaio-king-of-pirates/ (which also mentions it received additional coverage in a Japanese print magazine V Jump)
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/keiji-inafunes-action-adventure-game-kaio-king-of-pirates-canceled/#
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/03/14/keiji-inafune-39-s-kaio-king-of-pirates-cancelled.aspx

That's just a sampling of some of them, there are a ton of other ones that can be found in a Google search. Siliconera alone wrote over 10 articles about the game. Sergecross73 msg me 17:00, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

merge and redirect to Marvelous (company). Stuartyeates (talk) 08:22, 7 May 2015 (UTC) Not positive it meets notability, but work has been done, and the nominator has withdrawn. Stuartyeates (talk) 19:47, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If we really did take this approach, it seems like Keiji Inafune or Comcept would be better targets. Marvelous merely funded and cancelled it. They were the actual creators. That being said, I've added a lot to the article, so I don't think its warranted to begin with. Sergecross73 msg me 18:12, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I've given the article a complete rewrite, expanding it out of stub status using 10 sources that dedicated entire articles to the game, and that were all deemed reliable per WP:VG/S. There was a lot more known about the game than was present at the time of the nomination. Sergecross73 msg me 18:12, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- After seeing the article's rewrite, I've decided to strike out my delete vote for the article. Elassint ^Hi 19:15, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thank you for reconsidering, I appreciate it. With my rewrite, and the nomination rescinded, do you have any further thoughts, Stuartyeates? Sergecross73 msg me 12:29, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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