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On 1 May 2021, it was proposed that this article be movedtoAtari (brand). The result of the discussion was not moved. |
I think the redirection of Atari_ST_demos and Atari_demos pages to this pages is completely inappropriate. Demos are about the demo art-scene, people involved in it, the parties and what that community creates for free for others to enjoy.
Linking the pages to an article about a commercial entity is close to advertising and somewhat insulting to people making the demos. Atari company had nothing to with the demos themselves and the early & late Atari companies didn't even have any relation to the HW on which e.g. the Atari ST demos run.
I would expect a demo page to contain:
NOT irrelevant information about some company. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.78.195.37 (talk) 10:28, 19 July 2009 (UTC) http://corporate.atari.com/infogramesgb/2007/05/endettement.php in 2009 they were 56.4 million in debt —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.94.139.16 (talk) 04:45, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, seeing as nothing was moved across I've restored the pages and added some new stuff. Alex (talk) 17:17, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
This article should address the injustices Atari committed against the game designers and programmers it hired. Designers were nowhere credited on or in the games they created and recieved no royalties. 70.58.218.10 (talk) 04:47, 22 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Please improve the readability in the first paragraph of the『Atari Corporation (1984–1996)』section, notably these sentences:
--Shawn Wilson —Preceding undated comment added 16:47, 13 October 2010 (UTC).[reply]
Now all of those other Atari pages thats spawn out from this article are nonsense. They are horrible, no information, just nothing more than expanded stubs. The history of those pages is clearly stated in this page already and I see no need to keep them. Remember, this is not Wikia. Now this is what I propose: Make one page named Atari. In that page, put in the whole history of Atari and part of Infogrames History as well (but not all of it, just starting from the acquisition). Now here is my idea for the layout of the page, start with early years, Atari Corp, Hasbro, Infogrames (this should be one of the only two sections with a Main Page thing), then the last section should be Atari, SA, which should actually be a sub-section of Infogrames. Then include the Noteable Games Published Section, then include subsidaries and then finally a products section which has a Main Page thing. --Schmeater (talk) 17:56, 30 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I saw a brand new one at Rite Aid today. It even had classic games with it (under generic names) for $40. Are there any press releases, etc that talk about a revival of the classic Atari? Ambiesushi (talk) 02:52, 10 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Atari Games was bought by WMS, from Time-Warner Interactive in 1996. In 1998, WMS spun off its video game holdings, including Atari Games, to Midway Games. In January 2000, Midway changed the name of its "Atari Games" subsidiary to Midway Games West to avoid confusion with the other Atari company, then owned by Hasbro Interactive. In February 2003, Midway closed Midway Games West, ending what was left of the original Atari. Mtotin —Preceding undated comment added 18:30, 28 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm trying to make sense of the companies history from the beginning of the article. I've even made diagrams on paper but even so I bumped into the wall when I reached year 2008:
Wait, what's Infogrames doing in 2008? Two companies by that name have been mentioned, Inc. and Interactive, but, believing the text, both of them have already changed names:
I'm not asking to explain this to me but to rephrase the text so that the matter is clearer. Ustt (talk) 20:57, 30 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
They haven't updated their Facebook page since May 2013, they took down their support forums and haven't updated their website in almost a year. Does anyone know the current status of Atari?74.100.45.175 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 01:39, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Atari is back! May 7, 2018 Atari SA France announced the new console vis Indie gogo. https://www.producthunt.com/posts/atarivcs Riptide360 (talk) 22:41, 7 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I'm doing a school project on any topic and I chose video games. I love all the info except, what about where it was formed. What country, what state, town. it would be helpful if someone could-- help me on this. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.18.45.3 (talk) 14:15, 13 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Ataribox.com, new Atari system in the making — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.142.7.5 (talk) 15:50, 9 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
What's the point of having the link to ataribox poiting to the same section in the same article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 32.97.110.59 (talk) 16:28, 17 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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There should be a section talking about consoles like the Game Brain and Mirai that were never released. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tealyt (talk • contribs) 01:49, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Atari → Atari (brand) – Many companies mentioned here are unrelated and this page title should be used as the page of the original Atari Inc, as it is the most well known. Lyanbox782 (talk) 08:34, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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A rapper is claiming he is now the owner of Atari, the company disagrees. An IP is trying to insert this in, but unless a reliable source (not the rapper's social media account) confirms this, I would advocate not including it. Ifnord (talk) 19:39, 29 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, that is false Soulja Boy does not own Atari. Chip3004 (talk) 20:05, 29 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Would that be noteworthy? I'm reading about it in his biography. 98.151.135.61 (talk) 07:21, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]