Talk:Game mascot: Difference between revisions

Looking at them on my 3DS, Pokémon Shuffle, Pokémon Rumble World, Pokémon Picross and Pokémon Link/Trozei Battle all feature the head of Pikachu on their home menu icons. Pokémon Picross has no Pokémon at  all on the top screen when showing the logo, Pokémon Rumble World has 8 equal Toy Pokémon revolving around its name, including Pikachu, which is at the front when the logo appears, Pokémon Link/Trozei Battle has small icons for the Kalos starters spinning round its name, all visible at the start, and Pokémon Shuffle features four bouncing, circling icons, with Pikachu being the one closest to the screen when the logo starts up. The Nintendo eShop informs me that Super Pokémon Rumble has Toy Pikachu on its icon, too, while Pokémon Art Academy has Pikachu on its icon and it is the only Pokémon on the top screen image in the store, while Pokémon Puzzle Challenge also has Pikachu on its icon, as well as the icon of [[PMDGTI]] On a case-by-case basis, do these factors make Pikachu the mascot of any or all of these games? [[User:PartHunter|PartHunter]] ([[User talk:PartHunter|talk]]) 14:32, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

:If they're distributed on physical carts, with a physical box, then that has to be considered over just the home menu icon. Even if they have no physical box, if there's any equivalent art "splash" that's meant to represent the title, then that should be considered equivalent to the box art. (The in-game title screen may be very relevant. If you consider the core games, their title screens often closely mirror the box art/represent the mascot.) If there's none of that...I'm really not certain it would be right to only base this consideration on the home menu icon anyway. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 14:56, 25 June 2016 (UTC)