Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Mario Party: The Top 100/archive1

The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was promoted by David Fuchs via FACBot (talk) 30 September 2024 [1].

Nominator(s): ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 22:21, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mario Party: The Top 100 is a 2017 party video game developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS; it is the fifth handheld game in the Mario Party series, as well as the third and final Mario Party game for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. I previously successfully nominated this article for GA status just over a week ago for initial suggestions. I tried to model this article after FA Mario Party DS, and although it isn't as long as that for MPDS, I feel that it is well-written and covers all necessary information about the subject. As always, I am willing to hear any feedback and implement it as needed. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 22:21, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Image review

• Suggest adding alt text

• File:Mario_Party_The_Top_100.png needs a better FUR. Nikkimaria (talk) 05:14, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have added alt text for the infobox image and revised the other file's justification to the best of my ability. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 23:49, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As the GA reviewer, I believe that some improvement can be made to fit the FA criteria. I will leave comments during this week and perform spotchecks. --Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 19:51, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• The genre in the infobox is already sourced in the prose, and no one disputes this, so I'd recommend removing the reference from the infobox. The same goes for release dates.
• "Mario Party: The Top 100 is a party video game that mainly serves as a compilation of 100 minigames that were introduced in earlier games in the Mario Party series, namely the home console entries" → "Mario Party: The Top 100 is a party video game that is a compilation of 100 minigames that were introduced in the first ten home console Mario Party games." The reference mentions that the minigames are from the first ten numbered games.
• The first paragraph already begins with "Mario Party: The Top 100", so you could change the second paragraph to begin with "The game".
• Link "game modes" to game modes.
• Ref 9 also mentions that Toad and Toadette guide the player in minigames. This is a primary reference, so try finding a non-primary one. Also not everything in the sentence is backed up by the reference (there are no mentions of rules and the "most of which" part). I'd recommend changing the whole sentence to just "The game offers several game modes, in most of which Toad or Toadette guide the player." if you find a better source. In the other case, cut the sentence to just "The game also features game modes, in which Toad or Toadette guide the player".
• "In Minigame Match" → "In the Minigame Match game mode"
• Ref 1 (Nintendo World Report) calls Minigame Match the game's "biggest disappointment". You could possibly add this to the reception.
• "hold the most coins and Stars" → "collect the most coins and Stars".
• Specify the last sentence in the second paragraph occurs within the Minigame Match game mode.
• I don't see "four worlds" being mentioned in Ref 5 (Nintendo Life).
• "Playing through Minigame Island is required to unlock 45 of the game's 100 minigames" Fails verification.
• "Championship Battles involves playing three or five minigames from a selected pack, with the player(s) winning the most minigames being declared the winner(s)" Fails verification, though the game mode itself is mentioned in the ref.
• "Decathlon consists of playing five or ten minigames to earn the most points" Only mentions "number of minigames", not "five or "ten". Please look through other sources and see whether they back up any of these three bullet points.
• Are four sources really needed for the multiplayer sentence, Ref 1 (Nintendo World Report) and Ref 6 (Destructoid) back this up. Cut the other three refs.
• What can the user do with the Amiibo compatibility?
• I've spotchecked the gameplay section. I've listed parts that I could not verify above, but besides that, the majority of the section can be verified.
• Again, why have 5 references for a simple announcement? Are there any other details from the Nintendo Direct, besides a simple announcement?
• Were there any reactions on the game's trailer?
• Primary Ref 4 is not needed, the release date is already backed up by Ref 1.
• The development and release section is fully verifiable. It's up to you to rename the section to just "Release" because the section, for now, only mentions the announcement, trailer, and release dates. Very little info on the actual game development. If its possible, expand this section pls.
• Do we need two people agreeing that the game has elements of nostalgia? The Polygon ref itself does not mention the word directly, Destructoid does.
• Jordan Biordi of Computer Games Magazine is already described in the third paragraph. Change his mention in the fifth paragraph to just Biordi.

Vacant0, I have looked at all of your suggestions, and I believe that I was able to implement all of them. Although I was unable to find a significant amount of information pertaining to the game's development, I was able to find several additional references, including one that verifies the information about the game modes that was previously unsupported by the Hardcore Gamer citation. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 17:36, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take another look at the article in a few days. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 21:25, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• There are still FIVE references for a simple sentence: "The game was first announced in September 2017 during a Nintendo Direct". One is enough for the announcement. I do not see any other issues with the article. All of my comments have been addressed (besides the one I just mentioned), so I'll support. Issues with verifiability have also been addressed. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 17:10, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As always, thank you for your feedback and support. I have also condensed the five citations to one. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 01:19, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. The article has definitely been improved. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 14:44, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Source review coming in a few days. lunaeclipse ⚧ ^(talk) 11:52, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• As Vacant0 said in his review, there are some inconsistencies with this article's sourcing and verifiability. Ref formatting is ok though. Apologies, but I'll have to oppose for now. lunaeclipse ⚧ ^(talk) 00:01, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your feedback, LunaEclipse. I have taken all of Vacant0's suggestions into account, including finding a source that verifies the previously unsupported information about the game modes. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 19:19, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support. 💽 LunaEclipse 💽 ⚧ ^{【=◈︿◈=】} 12:54, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• The first thing I've noticed is that many of the paragraphs in the lead, "Gameplay" and "Development" are very short and could be merged.
• "in November 2017, and was released in PAL regions and in Japan in December 2017." — why not include the exact date, or the Japanese release date?
• "However," — why "However"?
• In "Gameplay" it is not mentioned that the game is a compilation. The first sentence of that section should also mention that it is a party game.
• "visually and audibly updated" is strange, could be more direct with "received upgraded graphics and audio"?
• Include "(AI)" after "artificial intelligence", as you use the acronym AI later in the article
• "most of which are hosted by..." — what does hosting mean?
• "NPC" should be explained.
• Link "multiplayer"
• "3DS download play" should be a proper noun? ("3DS Download Play")
• "supports Amiibo compatibility" is redundant; should be either "has Amiibo compatibility" or "supports Amiibo".
• "Development" should be renamed to "Development and release"
• "in which it was revealed" through the end of the paragraph just repeats what already was in Gameplay, so it should be removed, except that "An overview trailer [was] released the following month".
• "Less than two months after it was announced" — I don't think this is relevant
• "The game succeeded Mario Party: Star Rush..." seems unnecessary
• "Like all Mario Party games from Mario Party 9 onwards" seems unnecessary
• "Mario Party: The Top 100 was developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo" should be the first sentence of that section, chronologically
• "(as well as five game boards)" seems unnecessary
• "though Matt West of Nintendo World Report suggested that the control schemes..." this is not related to "graphical and audio enhancements" and shouldn't be placed here
• "Even" doesn't seem like a neutral word to use here
• "As with most entries in the Mario Party series" — is this confirmed by the sources, or relevant?
• You went with two quotes for the last paragraph of "Critical response"; why give so much emphasis to these? Is it possible to merge them in other paragraphs or paraphrase?
• The Common Sense Media review should be used if it's in the article.

Skyshiftertalk 18:05, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your suggestions for improving the article. I have implemented most of them and will do my best to explain the rest here:

• The game was released in PAL regions and in Japan in the same month (December), but not on the same date (December 22 and 28, respectively). "November 2017" is used for the time of release in North America instead of "November 10, 2017" for consistency.
• "However" is intended to note the difference between the game being a minigame compilation and most games in the series being oriented on board game play. If it would suffice, "Mario Party: The Top 100 is primarily a compilation of 100 minigames from across the series, specifically ones from the home console installments." could be changed to "Mario Party: The Top 100 deviates from the classic Mario Party format in that it primarily serves as a compilation of 100 minigames from across the series, specifically ones from the home console installments." or something to that effect.
• Two months is a very short period of time between a Mario game's announcement and its release, and to my knowledge, it is one of the shortest spans for a game in the entire franchise, so I feel that this is worth including.
• Computer Games Magazine's Jordan Biordi does allude to frustration with games throughout the series relying on luck, stating: "It is pointlessly roundabout and in keeping with the series' progress, more reliant on dumb luck than anything you actually did." Additionally, Polygon's Allegra Frank writes: "Mario Party gets a bad rap. Yes, Nintendo's virtual board game can be aggravating — much of it is left up to chance, after all, and it's hard not to feel personally slighted by the random algorithm."

The two quotes at the end of the "Critical response" section are intended to summarize both the game and its impact on the future of the Mario Party series as a whole.

★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 22:26, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If I may ask, Skyshifter, are there any other ways in which I could further improve the article, or any suggestions you still want to see implemented? ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 20:11, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Skyshifter, I was wondering if you felt in a position to either support or oppose this nomination? Obviously, neither is obligatory. Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 10:07, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, yes, I forgot to state my Support. Skyshiftertalk 11:57, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Concise and to the point, which seems appropriate for a less prominent installment of a long-running series. There are a few instances where I'd like for the text to be just a lil' bit longer to get the relevant points across.

• Second paragraph of the lead: as a reader I experience a sort of reversal from getting told that it's about the compilation of a 100 minigames, and only then being told that it uses traditional board gameplay. Perhaps it's not even about the reversal but rather that the ensemble of other game modes is not mentioned? With this short of an article lead length is probably a balancing act, but at 172 words I think a few more would be fine.
• The player earns one Star for every ten coins collected - but how are coins collected/awarded?
• or a player pops a Minigame Balloon - where/how does the player encounter these?

Regards. Draken Bowser (talk) 19:32, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have rewritten the second paragraph of the lead slightly to focus more on the game modes, mentioning that one of them features traditional gameplay from the series. I also specified that coins are earned from playing minigames in the "Gameplay" section. Minigame Balloons are simply encountered on the game board players navigate in Minigame Match, though none of the sources I've come across appear to specify this, unfortunately. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 20:25, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Page 6 of the game's manual does state that "Landing on different spaces will trigger different minigames or events", so the sentence could be revised to communicate this. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 21:14, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose, I'll leave that up to you. No more concerns from me. Draken Bowser (talk) 18:16, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Closing note: This candidate has been promoted, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FAC/ar, and leave the {{featured article candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ^talk 15:29, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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