Category talk:Characters from other Nintendo games

Isn't this category exactly the same as 3rd Party Characters?

No. This is for Link, Zelda, and those guys. 3rd party is pacman, solid snake, final fantasy characters in nintendo games. H K

How to tell if a game is 3rd party
3rd Party: any character that creates a link to a different system. (ex. FF=PS2)

non-3rd Party: any character (ex. Link) made by the same company (in this case, Nintendo) that appears in another game starring another series charcter.(ex. Mario)

What about second party? -- Sir Grodus

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Should Pokemon be on this list
Pokemon isn't a game made by Nintendo although it was published by Nintendo it was made by game freak inc. does that still put them on this list