Should Android Have a Platform Page?

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#1  Edited By AndrewGaspar

Android, Google's mobile operating system, has now been in phones for one and a half years. Over that period, a number of high quality games have been released for the platform. These games are available on a large number of devices, more of which are now in consumers' hands than the iPhone. Does anybody else think that Android and games available on the Android market now deserve a place on Giant Bomb? 
 
Games for Android: 
Top Ten Android Games [January 2010] 
Assassin's Creed 
Need for Speed Shift  

Best 3D Android Games [January 2010]
  

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#2  Edited By fwylo

So we're going to have4 to have game platforms for any phone OS then? Or should we combine them all into one. 
 
Then we have things like Iphone OS 4's GAME CENTER and shit like that.

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#3  Edited By AndrewGaspar
@fwylo said:
" So we're going to have4 to have game platforms for any phone OS then? Or should we combine them all into one.  Then we have things like Iphone OS 4's GAME CENTER and shit like that. "
No, they should use discretion when making platform pages for mobile OS. Android gaming has arrived in a big way and Giant Bomb's wiki should reflect that. The iPhone has a platform page. Actually, it basically has two if you count the iPad platform page. Android needs a platform page.
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#4  Edited By JJWeatherman
@AndrewGaspar said:

" @fwylo said:

" So we're going to have4 to have game platforms for any phone OS then? Or should we combine them all into one.  Then we have things like Iphone OS 4's GAME CENTER and shit like that. "
No, they should use discretion when making platform pages for mobile OS. Android gaming has arrived in a big way and Giant Bomb's wiki should reflect that. The iPhone has a platform page. Actually, it basically has two if you count the iPad platform page. Android needs a platform page. "
Agreed. I think it's a good idea.
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#5  Edited By amoremono1

Why not just make one?  Isnt that the way the wiki system works?

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#6  Edited By AndrewGaspar
@amoremono1 said:
" Why not just make one?  Isnt that the way the wiki system works? "
For good reason, creating platform pages is restricted because they don't want every insignificant computational device that is able to play any video game to be added. But Android has definitely reached a status where it deserves a platform page.