Editing Talk:Band (Super Mario Odyssey)

== Name ==

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The band's name seems to have been taken from the credits (listed under "Performance"), though I'm pretty sure it's referring to the real-life band assembled to perform the music for ''Odyssey'' (like the [[Mario 3D World Big Band]]), not the fictional one in-game. The [https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/super-mario-odyssey-sound-selection/1325995919 sound selection on iTunes] even lists them as the artist for the songs in the game (notice too it says "feat.Kate Davis" and not "feat.Pauline"). Unless there's another source for its actual name, I think we should move it to a conjectural name like "New Donk City Band". {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 06:35, 11 January 2019 (EST)

:You're right. The article currently uses the in-game credits as a source, which obviously doesn't refer to the fictional band. This page must be moved and another page for the musicians who performed the SMO soundtrack must be created. <br>I'm not opposed the conjectural name you suggested, but I think it could be moved to a more generic name, like "Band", as referred to in the "Getting the Band Together" mission.<br>--[[User:PhGuy12|PhGuy12]] ([[User talk:PhGuy12|talk]]) 19:30, June 22, 2020 (EDT)

::That's likely just referring to the band in general terms, so I don't think that should be its name. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 01:04, June 23, 2020 (EDT)

:::I really didn't want to refer to the term "Band" as a proper name, just as a generic term, since there is apparently no official name. Now I think "musicians" would be a better name, since it is a term commonly used to refer to them. Also, they’re independent before Mario convinces them to form the band for the festival. <br>By the way, the page should cover their appearance before the festival.<br>--[[User:PhGuy12|PhGuy12]] ([[User talk:PhGuy12|talk]]) 20:41, June 23, 2020 (EDT)

:Agreed that it's clearly referring to the real-life band. I think "New Donk City Band" is fine as a conjectural name for the in-game characters, personally. --[[User:PaperSplash|PaperSplash]] ([[User talk:PaperSplash|talk]]) 23:19, October 20, 2020 (EDT)

== Official name seems to simply be "Band" ==

This group is mentioned covered in multiple instances from pages 197 to 205 in the English edition of ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]'', and in every instance they are just called the "band". This seems to literally be the intended name for this group in English (though I could have sworn at some point they were called the "New Donk City Players", but I guess that's a false memory). I would suggest remaining the article to "Band (Super Mario Odyssey)". -- [[User:Nintendo101|Nintendo101]] ([[User talk:Nintendo101|talk]]) 14:34, January 2, 2021 (EST)



== Names of the band members besides Pauline ==
Do the other band members have names?{{unsigned|174.216.243.219}}
:No they don't, and don't put made-up names in the article. {{User:Nightwicked Bowser/sig}} 05:41, April 6, 2024 (EDT)