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*Mariopedia is an English language wiki, so the name of an article should correspond to the '''most commonly used English name''' of the subject, which, given our user and visitor demographics, means the '''North American name'''. For example, the North American title of "''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''" takes precedence over the PAL region's "''Mario Strikers Charged Football''" title. | *Mariopedia is an English language wiki, so the name of an article should correspond to the '''most commonly used English name''' of the subject, which, given our user and visitor demographics, means the '''North American name'''. For example, the North American title of "''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''" takes precedence over the PAL region's "''Mario Strikers Charged Football''" title. | ||
*If a subject isn't released in North America, but is released in another English-speaking region (i.e. Europe or Australia), the name they provide should be used for the article. If there is a conflict of which source to use, the region where the game was released first will have priority (i.e. the '''first international English name''' will be used). | *If a subject isn't released in North America, but is released in another English-speaking region (i.e. Europe or Australia), the name they provide should be used for the article. If there is a conflict of which source to use, the region where the game was released first will have priority (i.e. the '''first international English name''' will be used). | ||
*If there is | *If there is not an available official English name, then a translation of an official '''non-English name''' is used, with Japanese taking the highest priority. For example, the bull-like fish from ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' has no official English name, but its official German and Japanese names are "Ochsenfisch" and "Mōgyo" respectively. The Japanese translation name "[[Moo Fish]]" ("Mōgyo") gets the article title. However, if an official English name is found, the article should be renamed to it. | ||
*If a subject's name has changed over time, the more commonly used modern name should be used as the title, rather than the historic name. For example, [[Princess Peach]]'s original English name was "Princess Toadstool", however, she is usually called "Princess Peach" in recent games, so the article's title is "Princess Peach". | *If a subject's name has changed over time, the more commonly used modern name should be used as the title, rather than the historic name. For example, [[Princess Peach]]'s original English name was "Princess Toadstool", however, she is usually called "Princess Peach" in recent games, so the article's title is "Princess Peach". | ||
**However in cases where the subject's name constantly changes from game to game, the name it is commonly identified as should be used as the title. For example [[Koopa Paratroopa]] is frequently referred to as "Paratroopa" (and in some cases, other names too) however, "Koopa Paratroopa" is the most well-known name so the article's title is "Koopa Paratroopa". | **However in cases where the subject's name constantly changes from game to game, the name it is commonly identified as should be used as the title. For example [[Koopa Paratroopa]] is frequently referred to as "Paratroopa" (and in some cases, other names too) however, "Koopa Paratroopa" is the most well-known name so the article's title is "Koopa Paratroopa". | ||
