This is a collection of discussions on the deletion of articles related toJapan. It is one of manydeletion lists coordinated byWikiProject Deletion sorting. Anyone can help maintain the list on this page.
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Further information
For further information see Wikipedia'sdeletion policy andWP:AfD for general information about Articles for Deletion, including a list of article deletions sorted by day of nomination.
This list is also part of the larger list of deletion debates related toAsia.
Archived discussions (starting from September 2007) may be found at:
Leaning Keep- found these two sources32 and53 , which seems to be fairly SIGCOV that details its history as well as the other related emerging audio technologies during that era, but unsure of its independence, leaving it here for evaluation for those more familiar with the topic.Lorraine Crane (talk)01:42, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I find it a bit difficult to believe claims like "lack of sigcov", it was a major franchise in the 1990s, and I imagine that sourcing is likely locked in print magazines from that era. But at the same time, there's no "series article" here in the first place - there's little here beyond a bare list of games. I have no problem getting rid of the "article" as long as it looks like this, but I'd also no longer object if someone made an effort in writing an actual article.Sergecross73msg me16:26, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Another relist since both votes for "keep" are "weak keep". Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,Svartner (talk)22:31, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment on the talk pages of the articles, not here. If you agree with the proposed deletion, you don't have to do anything. If you think the article merits keeping, then remove the {{prod}} template and make an effort to improve the article so that it clearly meets thenotability andverifiability criteria.
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