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When a ''Mario'' character appears in another franchise (including stand-alone releases), it is either a guest appearance or a cameo. The difference is how much impact the ''Mario'' character has on the game: if they have a role in the plot or are featured as a playable character, it is a guest appearance, whereas if they can be erased without any ill effects on the game, it is a cameo. The difference between guest appearances and crossovers is that in a guest appearance, the amount of ''Mario'' content relative to the other series is very small, whereas in crossovers there is an extensive amount of ''Mario'' content, ranging from mostly ''Mario'' like in the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' games to a 50:50 split like ''Mario & Sonic'', to simply being one of many franchises represented in a crossover like ''SSB''. | When a ''Mario'' character appears in another franchise (including stand-alone releases), it is either a guest appearance or a cameo. The difference is how much impact the ''Mario'' character has on the game: if they have a role in the plot or are featured as a playable character, it is a guest appearance, whereas if they can be erased without any ill effects on the game, it is a cameo. The difference between guest appearances and crossovers is that in a guest appearance, the amount of ''Mario'' content relative to the other series is very small, whereas in crossovers there is an extensive amount of ''Mario'' content, ranging from mostly ''Mario'' like in the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' games to a 50:50 split like ''Mario & Sonic'', to simply being one of many franchises represented in a crossover like ''SSB''. | ||
Games that ''Mario'' content makes a guest appearance in | Games that ''Mario'' content makes a guest appearance in include ''[[Tetris]]'' for the [[Game Boy]], ''[[NBA Street V3]]'', ''[[SSX on Tour]]'', ''[[Captain Rainbow]]'', ''[[Densetsu no Stafy 3]]'', ''[[Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Punch-Out!!]]'', ''[[Nintendo Land]]'', ''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]'', ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', ''[[Tetris DS]]'', ''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]'' and ''[[Minecraft]]''. Non-game guest appearances include ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'', ''[[The Wizard]]'', and ''[[Wario to Saikyou Tag da Fii!]]''. These guest appearances are given partial coverage, meaning only the media itself get articles, such as the game or television show, with all information pertaining to their content being confined to those pages. ''However'', if a subject is unique to the game while also being clearly derived from the ''Mario'' franchise, they can receive individual articles. For example, certain minigames from ''Nintendo Land'', which includes [[Donkey Kong's Crash Course]], [[Luigi's Ghost Mansion]], [[Mario Chase]], and [[Yoshi's Fruit Cart]], prominently feature ''Mario'' images and icons, and therefore have articles. Other minigames, such as [[ZeldaWiki:The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest|The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest]] or [[Pikipedia:Pikmin Adventure|Pikmin Adventure]], do not have articles on the wiki. | ||
Please note that a [[MarioWiki:Proposals|Proposal]] should be made before a game is classified as a "guest appearance", as this is a somewhat tricky distinction and there could easily be disagreement in the community about the extent to which coverage should be granted to any given non-''Mario'' game. | Please note that a [[MarioWiki:Proposals|Proposal]] should be made before a game is classified as a "guest appearance", as this is a somewhat tricky distinction and there could easily be disagreement in the community about the extent to which coverage should be granted to any given non-''Mario'' game. | ||