Flashback2012, the difference in those game categories is that they have been requested. I personally have a ton of things on my backlog to add for those categories. We've had empty categories before, games will get added and they won't be empty anymore.
Sorry I'm late in getting back to this. So it sounds like a formality is holding this up. Okay then, I'll copy/paste that info in the Category/Platform Request thread and see what happens.
Having a different set of rules for Lego sets would indicate we are going to treat them special, apart from being toys. Do we want this to turn out that way, then suddenly we have something other than video game related Lego sets in the db?
I had to re-read this a few times to try and get what you were saying. Ignition's response sums up how I'm feeling...
I think we should generate our own standard for interactive figures in general. A set of standards that should apply fairly neatly to Infinity, LEGO, Amiibo, and Skylanders. Sure the standard will be very similar to the toy/figure standard, but that's mostly because you only have so much to work with and they are similar.
I don't see why having a slightly separate standard for interactive figures is such a bad thing. I get it flies in the face of the current standard of toy uniformity you're trying to achieve but even then I'd contest your naming conventions on toys is a little counter-intuitive to begin with as I would think the character's name should be the foremost piece of information instead of what series they adhere to. As an example...
http://vgcollect.com/item/82546Final Fantasy XIII Play Arts Kai Action Figure - Lightning
That seems convulsed to me because just about everything else in this DB lists the name first and foremost and everything else is secondary. I think it'd make better sense if it were:
Lightning - Final Fantasy XIII Play Arts Kai Action Figure
Yeah, you'd have a bajillion listings with Mario first but in that regard I think that figures with any kind of articulation should have their own category instead of being lumped in the toys/novelties with pre-posed or un-poseable toys (another argument for another day I'm sure
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By doing that, if and when the series specific Interactive Figure Categories ever do get added, there would be better uniformity with the rest of the toys. For example:
Bowser - Super Smash Bros. Collection (No. 20)(EU)
Bowser - Super Smash Bros. Collection (US)
Koopa - Super Smash Bros. (JPN)
Tom Nook - Animal Crossing (US)
Drill Sargeant (Clear Red) - Skylanders Spyro's Adventure
Mega Ram Spyro - Skylanders Swap Force
Nightmare Express Adventure Pack - Skylanders Trap Team
Groot - Disney Infinity 2.0
Lone Ranger (Crystal) - Disney Infinity (Toys R Us Exclusive)
Yoda (LightFX) - Disney Infinity 3.0 (Target Exclusive)
The only tricky one I think would be LEGO Dimensions. Perhaps something like this?
DC Comics (Superman) - Fun Pack (71236)
Ghostbusters - Story Pack (71242)
Midway Arcade - Level Pack (71235)
Simpsons, The (Krusty) - Fun Pack (71227)
Though I'm somewhat partial to it being...
Krusty / Clown Bike (The Simpsons) - Fun Pack (71227)
Superman / Hover Pod (DC Comics) - Fun Pack (71236)
I do realize this creates a situation with gaming related LEGO sets people might want to add such as the MineCraft sets. I looked up a couple to see such as...
https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Minecraft-21116-Crafting-Box/dp/B00MJYDHHS/ref=sr_1_5?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1474998749&sr=1-5&keywords=lego+minecrafthttps://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Minecraft-Nether-Fortress-Building/dp/B00WHY9I1O/ref=sr_1_12?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1474998771&sr=1-12&keywords=lego+minecraftPerhaps it could be done this way...
Crafting Box - LEGO MineCraft (21116)
Nether Fortress, The - LEGO MineCraft (21122)
What does everyone else think?