Template talk:Game infobox

Adding "sales" to infobox
I think it would be a good idea to add global or regional sales of a game to this infobox. It's use would be optional, but it would be good because not all articles have sales infomation. Does anyone agree?


 * Make a TTP if you feel it is necessary PTR (trivialWarlord)
 * I think sales should go in the reception section/the opening paragraph like on Super Mario Galaxy personally.

TTP (adding sales in the infobox)
Hi everyone! I'm proposing to add 'sales' as a parameter to the template. As I said above, it would be necessary because often this information is overlooked, and if it was added to the infobox, it would push users to fill it. Responding to a comment above, yes, the info can go elsewhere on an article, but wouldn't it be better to collect it in the infobox?

Proposer: Deadline: June 21, 2012, 23:59 GMT

Support (add parameter)

 * 1) Per my proposal.

Oppose (leave infobox as it is)

 * 1) - I feel like it'd be better to use sales as a way to try and motivate users to create full-on Reception sections: it's an easy jumping-off point, onto which more in-depth info can be added. Sales also need explanations a lot of the time, especially if there's more than one region, and that'd better suited to paragraph form, rather than just sticking the numbers in an infobox.
 * 2) Per Walkazo. Video games are not like movies, where the movie company gain money only at the first few weeks at the box office and then after that its the theatre's money, no, they continue to garner money.
 * 3) Per Walkazo.
 * 4) Per Walkazo.
 * 5) The amount of sales for a game is something that needs an explanation,e.g. why Super Mario RPG didn't have a huge amount of sales despite being well-reviewed is something that warrants it's on explanation, putting a simple number in the infobox won't do much.
 * 6) Per Walkazo.
 * 7) I cannot explain my total disappointment about this. We cannot treat games like movies!
 * 8) Per Walkazo.
 * 9) Per all
 * 10) Per Walkazo.

Comments
Thank you to everyone for giving their honest opinions. In retrospect, my proposal does seem like quite a questionable idea. --
 * Does that mean we can close up shop on this one early?

Pre-"release" releases
While Nintendo haven't gone anywhere near as hard on public betas and "Early Access" as a lot of other companies, it's not unheard of - the Mario Tennis Aces tournament/demo right now being a perfect example. Shouldn't we reflect that with an appropriate variable for this? - Reboot (talk) 17:34, 2 June 2018 (EDT)
 * I agree with this. We already do sorta cover demos with the Mario & Sonic Rio demo, but more coverage on demos in general is always appreciated. 17:47, 2 June 2018 (EDT)
 * We could group the demo release with the final release in the Release date variable. I don't see why not. 22:15, 3 June 2018 (EDT)
 * Honestly? The release variable is already overloaded as it is. There should probably be a separate - and collapsed by default! - variable for re-release dates, with the main "Release date" just for the first releases in any given territory. (I can't emphasise "collapsed by default" enough for that part) - Reboot (talk) 00:19, 4 June 2018 (EDT)