Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Microsoft Virtual Console

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. —αlεx•mullεr 01:16, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Microsoft Virtual Console

contested prod. My prod rationale was "Hoax article: No evidence that this exists". The prod was removed (not by the article's creator) with an edit summary of "You may not know about it but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist". I prodded the article not merely because I haven't heard of this, but because extensive Googling and blog searching came up with nothing. I still feel there is no evidence that this exists, and I believe that the mere premise of Microsoft offering "5.5 billions of ROMs" for free download for a new CD and cartridge-based system is absurd. The "Official website" doesn't exist, and there is absolutely no coverage for what would obviously be a massive announcement if real. I wish there was a speedy rationale for such blatant hoaxes. Dreaded Walrus ^{t c} 03:59, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per the Walrus (goo goo g'joob). "5.5 billions of ROMs to be available for free downloading" says it all; this is obviously a hoax. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 04:01, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete mmmm. Hoaxalicious. Now in original and barbecue flavor! --Jayron32.talk.contribs 04:15, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Obvious hoax - there aren't "5.5 billions of ROMs" to be had*, cartridge and CD-ROM systems are both considered outdated, and there are no references. Linking to a site that doesn't exist proves nothing. Zetawoof_(ζ) 05:14, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

*: If we make the bold assumption that video gaming started in 1960 with Spacewar, the existence of "5.5 billion ROMs" would mean that video games have been released at a phenomenal rate of 300,000 a day. That's simply ridiculous; it might be within an order of magnitude of true today if you count every Flash game, but it certainly hasn't been going on continuously since the 1960s.

Delete per above, pure hoax. Microsoft Virtual Console Creator (which the creater of this article created as a redirect) will also need to be deleted (although it can be speedy deleted with Template:Db-r1 after this is deleted). TJ Spyke 05:57, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Since when does vapourware get an article? Bardcom (talk) 16:57, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete It isn't vaporware (as several high profile vaporware titles are notable), but a hoax. I haven't heard of this anywhere. The only google hits I get are for comparisons between Xbox Live and Nintendo's Virtual Console. I find nothing anywhere about an actual "Microsoft Virtual Console". No sources given. The only link given is an "official website" that proclaims it's coming soon. "5.5 Billions of ROMs"? CD-ROM for the "Virtual Console"? Proclaimation that it's an emulator for competitor's systems (according to the categories at least?. Yes, this is a big fat hoax Doc Strange (talk) 18:50, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - obvious hoax. No third party sources to confirm any existence. Regardless of which, Nintendo would sue Microsoft for trademark infringement if they ever used that name for a product, surely? --tgheretford (talk) 19:46, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Not to mention the fact that it supposedly emulates every "arcade, console, computer or handheld from the first-generation era to the present". I wonder how many frames per second they'll get on the PS3 emulation, and how pleased Sony would be with it? ;) Dreaded Walrus ^{t c} 19:50, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.