Talk:Minecraft

Images
I've been uploading an assortment of Minecraft images on Postimg (imgur doesn't play nice with the Wii U's browser). I was planning on uploading them to the wiki in large batches once I took every single image I could, but everyone is free to upload them early, if they'd like: 2D Sprites, 3D Models, Landmarks, Mobs, Skins, and Miscellaneous. I have other galleries for Blocks, Items, and Paintings, but they don't have nearly enough images at the moment. 23:28, 23 November 2016 (EST)
 * Just create a temporary userpage or use Sandbox that creates red file links. Naming is not a problem and uploading to Imgur is bypassed as you upload directly to MarioWiki. I use the red file link trick all the time. The screenshots from the Wii U directly are always JPEG. -- 23:34, 23 November 2016 (EST)
 * Meh. I prefer doing all of the set-up outside of the wiki and only bothering this place once everything's ready. 23:37, 23 November 2016 (EST)
 * Also, there is a risk of quality degradation. Facebook using 3DS Image Share is notorious for this, especially with a previous version of File:SM3DL Tapped Icon.png uploaded by . -- 23:56, 23 November 2016 (EST)

Rename Minecraft: Wii U Edition to simply Minecraft.
With the release of the Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition, it seems very unsettling that the page title still only acknowledges the Wii U Edition, that's why I'm proposing to simply move this page to be titled simply as Minecraft, with no specification of the platform edition in the title. We should treat both versions equally, because, in a sense, the Switch Edition is not a port of the Wii U Edition... well, it kinda is, but in the case for Minecraft, all versions are just ports of the original PC version. This neutrality is to assure the Switch Edition gets a proper treatment, if we take look at the infobox at the beginning, there is little mention of the Switch Edition aside from the platform spot (which looks misleading saying that Minecraft: Wii U Edition is the version available on Nintendo Switch), no one has added its release date, the media or the control input.

Proposer: Deadline: May 31, 2017, 23:59 GMT

Support

 * 1) - Per my proposal.
 * 2) Per proposal. It would be redundant to have two separate articles on what is pretty much the exact same game with the exact same content (as mentioned in the beginning statement in the article, not even ports of games we have on this wiki are this similar and chances are, if they are that similar, they should be on the same article). Redirects can easily function and do their job here should users search for their specific version.
 * 3) Per all.
 * 4) Definitely needs a rename. Per all.
 * 5) Per all.
 * 6) Though I think "Super Mario Mash-Up Pack" would be better because that is what the article is about. But, since it was released after Minecraft: Wii U Edition, that date is not in line with when Minecraft came to Nintendo systems. So, Minecraft works best. Also, please note that we must keep the Wikipedia link in the intro, as many people do not know what is Minecraft and this doesn't explain it and it can't explain it because it isn't part of the Mario franchise. Just the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack and the references to Mario.
 * 7) Per all.
 * 8) I was thinking about making this proposal myself at some point. Per all.
 * 9) Sounds good. Per all.
 * 10) Per all.
 * 11) Per all, renaming it makes the most sense, and would also allow for any future releases of Minecraft with the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack too.
 * 12) Per Byllant in the comments. Usually, for crossover articles, we provide brief coverage on the subject, then talk in-depth about how it relates to Mario. It also makes sense to move the article, since there is no particular name for either Nintendo version of Minecraft.

Comments
To give out a better idea for this rename, this is how I suggest the main paragraph to be written:

Minecraft is a sandbox video game released by Mojang AB and 4J Studios originally for Microsoft Windows that features a blocky aesthetic centered around gathering resources to survive, exploring the randomly generated terrain, and creating worlds and sculptures using a variety of colorful blocks and tools, though the objective is largely based on the player's direction. A port called Minecraft Wii U Edition was originally released for the Wii U Nintendo eShop on December 17, 2015, and later released with a physical edition on May 17, 2016. Another port called Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition was released on the Nintendo Switch Nintendo eShop on May 11, 2017. Both editions feature an exclusive Super Mario Mash-Up Pack, in addition to the original references to the Mario franchise found in the original PC version, such as a painting featuring 100m from Donkey Kong (which was based on a painting by Kristoffer Zetterstrand). Aside from the different console (and thus, different controls) and an increased map size on the Nintendo Switch Edition, both editions are otherwise identical games.

-- BYLLANT   03:22, 17 May 2017 (EDT)

Since this is a talk page proposal, it should run for two weeks, not one, so the deadline should be May 31. 05:52, 17 May 2017 (EDT)