Talk:Wii Sports Club/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Cukie Gherkin (talk · contribs) 16:52, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a. (prose, spelling, and grammar):

   b. (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a. (reference section):

   b. (citations to reliable sources):

   c. (OR):

   d. (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a. (major aspects):

   b. (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a. (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales):

   b. (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/fail:

(Criteria marked are unassessed)

Are you starting a Wii U Nintendo games Good Topic or something? lmao - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 16:52, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Infobox

1. Looking at the release date info, why is only July 11 accounted for? It should clarify that it's for the complete edition and including July 17 and July 25 for Japan and NA.

• Added

1. The designer, programmer, artist, and composer are unsourced info, and without sources, there's nothing to suggest that their contribution to the game is considered notable.

• As for the infobox, no sources really cite the developers explicitly. To not include them because of this is ignoring details, though. In my FA, Paper Mario: Color Splash, I was instructed to cite the game's credits as citations for ones that did not have a secondary source. Do you recommend I do this?

Gameplay

1. The IGN source uses reimagining instead of remaster; while it's an arbitrary distinction, remaster tends to have a semi-specific meaning. I recommend finding a source calling it a remaster.

• Done

1. Doesn't seem important to say that Tennis and Bowling were the only ones at launch in this section.

• Cut

Design

1. I can't see where in the source it says that "Iwata enforced that online play should be possible". I also have trouble finding where it says that Tennis was the most challenging mode to develop in the game.

• It's derived from "You said in your e-mail that Bowling and Golf absolutely must have online gameplay, and work on the other sport activities if possible." I've rewritten the sentence to better clarify this.

1. Is there a reason why Nintendo Life is used instead of Iwata Asks?

• Just to get some variety beyond using a primary source over and over. Do you think I should switch it?

1. "Iwata delayed playtesting the game so he could do so during an Iwata Asks interview with the Wii Sports Club team in 2013, and personally enjoyed the Tennis demo." This sentence is a little confusing. "so he could do so" Do what? And what was delayed - the development of Golf or Wii Sports Club? Or is it Tennis?

• Clarified

1. "Other stats that were kept track of, such as the total amount of pins knocked over in Bowling, were kept that didn't involve winning to encourage the player to keep playing if they lost." I don't know what "were kept" means

• Accidental repetition, I'll cut that

Announcement and release

1. Giantbomb release dates take from GameFAQs, so these need to be replaced.

• As in, replace it with GameFAQs or a different source entirely?

1. "A bundle containing a Wii U and a copy of the game was released in Japan March 27, 2014" Is this bundle the same as the one that was later released? If so, it should clarify that it's "a copy containing all five minigames" and it should be clarified in the next line, with something like "This bundled copy was released separately..." as long as there are any sources regarding them being the same.

• Specified

Reception

1. "although more precise controls were noted." Noted in what way?

• Clarified

1. "Heidi considered the side minigames "a nice distraction"." What are the side minigames?

• As in, the side modes for each sport; I switched "minigames" to "modes".

1. I wonder if there isn't more that could be added to the reception. For example, I see some RSes in the Metacritic page that aren't cited.

• I looked through these as well but they seem to be different languages for RSes already in there, or ones that are unreliable. Do you see any RSes in there that I missed?

Images

1. Though I'd like it if the first screenshot clarified what the value for the article is, it and the lead image are acceptable rationales. However, the second screenshot's rational is fairly weak in my opinion. The first screenshot already shows communication between players, as well as competition, so the second screenshot doesn't do anything unique.

• I agree, which is why I removed it, but another user added it back.

@Panini!: Done. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 13:55, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

• Cukie Gherkin, I left some comments. Thanks for your review so far! Panini! • 🥪 20:36, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

I swear I passed this. Either way, seems fine now. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 12:47, 13 August 2023 (UTC)