Forum:Covering Call of Duty Merchandise

I know of some Call of Duty merchandise created to go along with multiple Call of Duties, which I'm pretty sure are made by Activision, like the series of Call of Duty: Ghosts t-shirts and Modern Warfare 2 boxers. I was thinking these should be mentioned in the respective games' articles. Of course, only official merchandise should be covered.

Here is an example of a Ghosts t-shirt. Here is an example of the Modern Warfare 2 boxers. So what does everyone think? RisingSun2013 00:56, June 1, 2014 (UTC)

Discussion
I might me game, just, why didn't we have them in the first place. From my memory, haven't they been coming since MW2 or something? 01:15, June 1, 2014 (UTC)

i dont know why. maybe im wrong and they arent by activision. RisingSun2013 01:18, June 1, 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, in the dot points that list the features and other stuff of the shirt, it reads Officially licensed. So maybe it is endorsed by Activision? 01:35, June 1, 2014 (UTC)


 * oh, i didnt even realize that. maybe then.  RisingSun2013 01:37, June 1, 2014 (UTC)

Seems a bit unnotable. I don't really see why the MW2 page would benefit from us telling users there are pants they can buy with the logo on them. 19:58, June 1, 2014 (UTC)

i suppose thats true. it could always go into the trivia section or something. RisingSun2013 20:05, June 1, 2014 (UTC)
 * Doesn't really seem all that trivial either to be honest. I mean, quite a few big name games have merchandise made after them to capitalise on the popularity. I'm certain there's also action figures for some of the CoD games. 20:12, June 1, 2014 (UTC)


 * true. i just thought, if they are endorsed by activision or the developer companies, it might be good to add something about it to the articles.  RisingSun2013 20:14, June 1, 2014 (UTC)
 * So, just point in trivia, or in the gallery on the game article? Also, they can only be added if they are found to be endorsed by Activision. Unofficial products shouldn't be added. 01:49, June 2, 2014 (UTC)


 * i know, i said only endorsed ones should be added, but i dont know if the ones i used as examples are endorsed.  RisingSun2013 02:54, June 2, 2014 (UTC)
 * You're likely going to run into issues with research trying to find the difference between items that are endorsed by Acti and those that aren't. There can be a lot f fan made clothing out there that doesn't have its profit go to Acti. 20:54, June 2, 2014 (UTC)


 * yeah and theres no wikipedia articles on them which means possibly that they arent endorsed then, because i think theyd mention those things on wikipedia.  RisingSun2013 21:20, June 2, 2014 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia never really links to merchandise. Official or otherwise. 14:39, June 4, 2014 (UTC)

Even if clothing is out what about the Mega Bloks sets? Maybe they deserve a page, or at least one page that covers all of them.  Magma-Man  17:29, June 4, 2014 (UTC)
 * Is it really worth it though? I think they don't need a page dedicated to them, as it would most likely be a stub. Although we have a page for the cancelled card game, the figurines aren't anything major. What I think is just a brief mention on the games article for them, and thats all. 16:22, June 5, 2014 (UTC)
 * Well one page I think would be good, and it would only be a stub if people don't properly write it. There are plenty of sets to cover: http://callofduty.megabloks.com/en-us/toys/construction  Magma-Man  17:08, June 5, 2014 (UTC)


 * we could always just make one page for all the merchandise.  RisingSun2013 20:17, June 5, 2014 (UTC)
 * I see, so like a page entitled "Game Merchandise" or something similar, and, depending on how much merchandise the certain game has, we could make sections for each. 23:47, June 5, 2014 (UTC)


 * exactly  RisingSun2013 22:08, June 6, 2014 (UTC)

@sam oh  RisingSun2013 20:25, June 4, 2014 (UTC)

@magma yeah, thatd be part of the merchandise thing. i was just using clothing as an example. although i dont know if those are officially sponsored, the mega bloks. RisingSun2013 20:25, June 4, 2014 (UTC)

I don't really feel that merchanise of the games really need to be mentioned at all. Really anything sold nowadays that becomes popular has its own merch, so it isn't that notible or important enough to mention on articles, let alone their own page. Conqueror of all Zombies (talk) 07:30, June 6, 2014 (UTC)
 * I guess the clothes aren't that important to mention, but maybe just a brief mention for the figurines, as they, to me, seem notable enough. 07:52, June 6, 2014 (UTC)


 * i dont see how they wouldnt be notable just because many games have their own merchandise.  RisingSun2013 22:08, June 6, 2014 (UTC)

Vote
Discussion has stalled. So moving to the voting stage. Option 1 is covering the merch. Option 2 is not.

Option 2

 * 1) It's not all that notable. And may lead to issues since many places will sell things that are somehow related to Call of Duty, especially t-shirts. 17:56, August 5, 2014 (UTC)
 * 2) There is simply no restriction to what all would be mentioned by allowing this, and would most likely lead to tons of pointless articles. 20:03, August 5, 2014 (UTC)