Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wingnut Interactive

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The result was delete. notability clearly isn't there Spartaz ^Humbug! 03:43, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wingnut Interactive[edit]

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Despite the initial press release, this company never formed, and the project they were supposedly working on is long since cancelled. I live in Wellington and work in the industry and can confirm the company does not exist. Chopper Dave (talk) 02:36, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game related deletion discussions. (G·N·B·S·RS·Talk) • Gene93k (talk) 18:46, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:46, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I do not wish to vote, but I do wish to comment. I feel that you would need need an official reference or source saying that the company is no longer active or was never formed, not just 'your word for it'. According to an IGN artical, the have a game that is currently 'TBA' and is nothing to do with Halo Chronicals. I don't know how often IGN update their pages though, or if it is a reliable source. Skullbird11 (talk) 23:04, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Understandable, it's hard to prove something doesn't exist :) No phone number in the NZ phonebook, they're not part of the New Zealand Game Developers Association, and there is no mention of them outside speculation for the title and a press release or two. They have no website, and searching '"Wingnut Interactive" Hiring' on google results in no actual hiring ads. They were literally announced as part of a deal, registered, and then never formed. The deal fell through and all that's left is this wiki entry :) Chopper Dave (talk) 04:23, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Can't find any additional sources besides, as Chopper Dave mentioned, this Wikipedia article and Wikipedia can't be it's own source. -- Jelly Soup (talk) 01:02, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Merge - to either MGS or Peter Jackson. Multiple news mentions at Joystiq and Edge, but these are of the "Microsoft announces X" variety. Hmm, apart from Peter Jackson's statement at Comic-Con 2009 [1].Marasmusine (talk) 09:53, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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