Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Solid Runner

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus keep for the time being, due to the confusion over the non-english sources. Rather than simply relist I will close the discussion to give the editors time to dig up sources rather than just evidence of their existence - bear in mind that Google hits are not acceptable indicators of notability. If nobody can (or will) actually source this article it should be renominated in a relatively short period of time. Shereth 03:50, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Solid Runner

Obscure, non-notable video game. Next to nothing for Google hits [1], no reliable sources. Fails WP:N, WP:V. RGTraynor 11:43, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete It is not a notable video game. We simply cannot have a Wikipedia articles on every video games. Masterpiece2000 (talk) 13:48, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Wikipedia is supposed to be about learning new things (even about stuff that is completely unfamiliar to an English-speaking audience). If you go to Google Japan instead of the standard Google, you can find more information about the game. I often find that there's more information about Japanese video games on Google Japan than there is on the "regular Google." GVnayR (talk) 15:33, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been added to the list of video game related deletions. MrKIA11 (talk) 16:00, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - There is strong evidence reliable print sources exist for every super famicom game released. ~I cannot read Japanese, so it will be hard to search for myself, but I do know this trend. User:Krator (t c) 16:32, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep- I am the creator of this page. While this game may not be notable, neither are pages on many of the games listed on here. We don't try to delete those either. mattiator (talk) 20:02, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Actually, yes, oftentimes we do when we find that the articles lack reliable sources and the subjects lack notability. RGTraynor 21:15, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. If we go by Google Japan, then only 1680 hits are yielded for "ソリッドランナー" (the title of the game). Of these, the majority (I dare say 1650+) are from blog, fan-, or commercial (shops) sites that easily fail WP:RS. Of the remaining potential sites, they are little more than profile pages. I failed to find sites that have information on development or reception. Unless reliable print sources are brought up, I fear looking for online sources is a dead end to keep this article. Jappalang (talk) 02:34, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep: tag this article and give it a little more time. I'm not convinced that any of us Westerners can make proper use of google to find this Japanese game, and I think there's a strong presumption that most super famicom games are notable and have plenty of coverage. Randomran (talk) 17:15, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.