Mariopedia:Scope

This page discusses the scope of Mariopedia. This wiki primarily covers the Mario franchise, which also includes three spinoff franchises: Yoshi, Wario, and Donkey Kong. Because the Mario franchise is so large, and Mario himself has even appeared in over 200 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.

Scope

The Legend of Zelda franchise

For The Legend of Zelda franchise, several main series installments feature content from the Mario franchise, especially the Super Mario series, and a The Legend of Zelda title is often developed alongside a Mario title by the same development team. Sometimes Mario enemy families would extend over into the The Legend of Zelda franchise, such as Head Thwomp, a boss who appears The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons but has not (or is yet to) appear in a Mario title. Basically, The Legend of Zelda's relation to Mario is a "parallel franchise," which is basically the middle ground between spinoff and crossover.

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 Crash Bandicoot and Spyro franchises, although they were created by different game developers, are an open example of parallel franchises.

Super Smash Bros. series

The Mario franchise is the flagship representative of the Super Smash Bros., and the series' English name is a pun on Super Mario Bros..

Banjo-Kazooie and Conker franchises

Diddy Kong Racing is the first appearance of both Banjo and Conker, who star in the Banjo-Kazooie franchise and Conker franchise, respectively.

Bootleg and fanon content

Mariopedia allows coverage for Mario-related bootleg games and fanon but only on the respective Bootleg: and Fanon: namespaces. As with the rest of the wiki, we do not allow explicit adult content such as pornography (see our censorship policy for more information). Mario-related fan games with violence can have articles, but images depicting gore, decapitation, and an abundance of blood are not allowed. 18+ fanon is not allowed at all. It is important to note that neither namespace may be used for experimental or joke edits, the former of which should be done in the sandbox instead.