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This page discusses the '''scope''' of Mariopedia. This wiki primarily covers the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]], which also includes three spinoff franchises: ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]'', ''[[Wario (franchise)|Wario]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]''. Because the ''Mario'' franchise is so large, and [[Mario]] himself has even appeared in over 200 [[List of games|games]], it is important to note how far our scope should go. There are a couple of franchises and series that, while they are not part of the main ''Mario'' franchise, are closely associated to it, and are covered here as a bonus.
Subjects in crossover titles, such as ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (franchise)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' content within the ''[[Mario & Sonic]]'' series, can have their own article. It should generally only cover their appearances in ''Mario''-related crossover titles, but some background information of the subject in their home franchise can be provided as necessary; in most cases this should only be in instances where the crossover title references or reuses from that game. For example, in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', it can be mentioned that the [[Tokyo '64]] sprites for ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' characters were reused from the [[mh:sega:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]] titles, and if there are any differences, that can also be mentioned.
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Parallel franchises often share real-world history together and frequently make guest appearances and/or cameos in each other's franchise. They either currently or have formerly had the same rights holder. The ''[[mh:crashspyro:Crash Bandicoot|Crash Bandicoot]]'' and ''[[mh:crashspyro:Spyro (franchise)|Spyro]]'' franchises, although they were created by different game developers, are an open example of parallel franchises.
Similarly, although [[Spiny]] appears in a few ''[[Kirby (franchise)|Kirby]]'' titles, ''Kirby'' is not a parallel franchise. ''Kirby'' was created by [[HAL Laboratory]], a second-party [[Nintendo]] developer that has developed nearly every game in the franchise. Unlike ''The Legend of Zelda'', a ''Kirby'' title has never been developed concurrently alongside a ''Mario'' title, whereas this has been done for ''The Legend of Zelda'' as early as its [[The Legend of Zelda|first game]], which was developed alongside ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''.
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