04-18-2018, 10:02 PM
Well, there was a Metroid fan games (Metroid: Fan Mission) site that was archived in 2011 due to inactivity, there are Zelda fan games, some Kirby ones as well (as well as an engine being developed here on the MFGG forums), some Pokemon fan-games, and many various fan-games on Game Jolt.
As for the "Mario niche," I think that we should keep this. Here's why:
First off, more people know about the characters/games themselves than the company who created them. And Mario, who is the mascot of Nintendo, is still the most iconic character of all the Nintendo franchises. While some people might be searching up "Nintendo fan games," most will be searching "Mario fan-games" or "Zelda fan-games." Unless we want to be the MZKMPFGG (Mario, Zelda, Kirby, Metroid, and Pokemon Fan Games Galaxy [a combination of the most iconic Nintendo IPs]), being NFGG (Nintendo Fan Games Galaxy) won't grant us the same amount of visits.
Second, while we're not afraid that "Nintendo's gonna go after our fanmade vidya games," becoming a Nintendo Fan Games Galaxy is a whole other issue. Right now, we are a Mario fan-site with Mario fan-games. But, if we become a Nintendo fan-site with Nintendo fan-games in general from all Nintendo franchises, this might get Nintendo on our case. We don't exactly know how Nintendo feels about us at the moment, but with more members, fan-games, and Nintendo-based content, that could be the straw that breaks the camels back, or make it more likely that someone would make a fan-game that gets all of us busted. I have no problem with this expansion of MFGG, but we need to play it safe.
As for the "Mario niche," I think that we should keep this. Here's why:
First off, more people know about the characters/games themselves than the company who created them. And Mario, who is the mascot of Nintendo, is still the most iconic character of all the Nintendo franchises. While some people might be searching up "Nintendo fan games," most will be searching "Mario fan-games" or "Zelda fan-games." Unless we want to be the MZKMPFGG (Mario, Zelda, Kirby, Metroid, and Pokemon Fan Games Galaxy [a combination of the most iconic Nintendo IPs]), being NFGG (Nintendo Fan Games Galaxy) won't grant us the same amount of visits.
Second, while we're not afraid that "Nintendo's gonna go after our fanmade vidya games," becoming a Nintendo Fan Games Galaxy is a whole other issue. Right now, we are a Mario fan-site with Mario fan-games. But, if we become a Nintendo fan-site with Nintendo fan-games in general from all Nintendo franchises, this might get Nintendo on our case. We don't exactly know how Nintendo feels about us at the moment, but with more members, fan-games, and Nintendo-based content, that could be the straw that breaks the camels back, or make it more likely that someone would make a fan-game that gets all of us busted. I have no problem with this expansion of MFGG, but we need to play it safe.
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