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*{{SITENAME}} is an English language wiki, so the name of an article should correspond to the {{Nihongo|most commonly used English name}} of the subject, which, given our user and visitor demographics, means the {{Nihongo|North American name}}. For example, the North American title of "''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''" takes precedence over the PAL region's "''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]''" title (although as the PAL name is also an English source, it is acceptable as a redirect). | *{{SITENAME}} is an English language wiki, so the name of an article should correspond to the {{Nihongo|most commonly used English name}} of the subject, which, given our user and visitor demographics, means the {{Nihongo|North American name}}. For example, the North American title of "''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''" takes precedence over the PAL region's "''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]''" title (although as the PAL name is also an English source, it is acceptable as a redirect). | ||
*If a subject isn't released in North America, but is released in another English-speaking region (i.e. Europe or Australia), the name they provide should be used for the article. If there is a conflict of which source to use, the region where the game was released first will have priority (i.e. the {{Nihongo|first international English name}} will be used). | *If a subject isn't released in North America, but is released in another English-speaking region (i.e. Europe or Australia), the name they provide should be used for the article. If there is a conflict of which source to use, the region where the game was released first will have priority (i.e. the {{Nihongo|first international English name}} will be used). | ||
*If there is no official English name, then the {{Nihongo|first international name from a non-English region}} is used. For example, the venue the [[Love Posse feat. MC Adore]] make their debut does not have an official English or French name. However, the official Japanese and Korean names are romanized as "Live House OGU", the German and Italian names are known as "Club OGU", with the Spanish name being "Sala de conciertos OGU". As the Japanese release came before every other release, the Japanese name "[[Live House OGU]]" gets the article title (or in this case, the redirect, as the venue did | *If there is no official English name, then the {{Nihongo|first international name from a non-English region}} is used. For example, the venue the [[Love Posse feat. MC Adore]] make their debut does not have an official English or French name. However, the official Japanese and Korean names are romanized as "Live House OGU", the German and Italian names are known as "Club OGU", with the Spanish name being "Sala de conciertos OGU". As the Japanese release came before every other release, the Japanese name "[[Live House OGU]]" gets the article title (or in this case, the redirect, as the venue did get localized as [[Rock 'n' Roll Hall]] in the previous game). However, if an official English name is found, then it becomes the article's title. Usually, this means the Japanese name is used in the absence of an English one. | ||
*If a subject's name has changed over time, the more commonly used modern name should be used as the title, rather than the historic name. For example, [[Jumpin' Jazz]]'s original English name was "[[Frog Hop 2]]", however, the name "Jumpin' Jazz" is used in the latest release, so that name is used. | *If a subject's name has changed over time, the more commonly used modern name should be used as the title, rather than the historic name. For example, [[Jumpin' Jazz]]'s original English name was "[[Frog Hop 2]]", however, the name "Jumpin' Jazz" is used in the latest release, so that name is used. | ||
*If there is no official name in any language, the subject is mentioned in the closest relevant article. For example, the page [[Glass Tappers]] covers the gameplay of the [[Endless Game]] in question, but as the characters within it are never named (outside of the not very descriptive internal names), the page doubles as a character page. | *If there is no official name in any language, the subject is mentioned in the closest relevant article. For example, the page [[Glass Tappers]] covers the gameplay of the [[Endless Game]] in question, but as the characters within it are never named (outside of the not very descriptive internal names), the page doubles as a character page. | ||