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==History== | ==History== | ||
The idea of a Nintendo wiki network began as an expansion of what was originally going to be an affiliation between [[zeldawiki:Main Page|ZeldaWiki]] and [[bulbapedia:Main Page|Bulbapedia]]. After some deliberation, it was instead decided that instead of a minor | The idea of a Nintendo wiki network began as an expansion of what was originally going to be an affiliation between [[zeldawiki:Main Page|ZeldaWiki]] and [[bulbapedia:Main Page|Bulbapedia]]. After some deliberation, it was instead decided that instead of a minor affiliation, an entire network of independent Nintendo-based wikis could be created, and [[mariowiki:Main Page|Super Mario Wiki]] was shortly asked to join as another founding member, and the NIWA was launched on February 14, 2010. | ||
[[WikiBound]] joined the NIWA on November 5, 2010 and became the 12 member of the NIWA. | [[WikiBound]] joined the NIWA on November 5, 2010 and became the 12 member of the NIWA. | ||
Since then, the NIWA continuously expanded and other wikis joined the allience. The list of other wikis include: [[MetroidWiki:Main Page|Metroid Wiki]], [[WiKirby:Main Page|WiKirby]], [[WarsWiki:Main Page|Wars Wiki]], [[LylatWiki:Main Page|Lylat Wiki]], [[Pikipedia:Main Page|Pikipedia and Pikmin Fanon]], [[StrategyWiki:Main Page|StrategyWiki]], [[SmashWiki:Main Page|SmashWiki]], [[DKWiki:Main Page|Donkey Kong Wiki]], [[Nookipedia:Main Page|Nookipedia]], [[GoldenSun:Main Page|Golden Sun Universe]], [[NWiki:Main Page|NintendoWiki]], [[FireEmblem:Main Page|Fire Emblem Wiki]], [[StarfyWiki:Main Page|Starfy Wiki]], [[FZeroWiki:Main Page|F-Zero Wiki]], [[Icaruspedia:Main Page|Icaruspedia]], [[DragonQuest:Main Page|Dragon Quest Wiki]], [[HardDropTetris:Main Page|Hard Drop Tetris]], [[Inkipedia:Main Page|Inkipedia]], and most recently [[ARMS Institute:Main Page|ARMS Institute]], bringing the total up to 24. | Since then, the NIWA continuously expanded and other wikis joined the allience. The list of other wikis include: [[MetroidWiki:Main Page|Metroid Wiki]], [[WiKirby:Main Page|WiKirby]], [[WarsWiki:Main Page|Wars Wiki]], [[LylatWiki:Main Page|Lylat Wiki]], [[Pikipedia:Main Page|Pikipedia and Pikmin Fanon]], [[StrategyWiki:Main Page|StrategyWiki]], [[SmashWiki:Main Page|SmashWiki]], [[DKWiki:Main Page|Donkey Kong Wiki]], [[Nookipedia:Main Page|Nookipedia]], [[GoldenSun:Main Page|Golden Sun Universe]], [[NWiki:Main Page|NintendoWiki]], [[FireEmblem:Main Page|Fire Emblem Wiki]], [[StarfyWiki:Main Page|Starfy Wiki]], [[FZeroWiki:Main Page|F-Zero Wiki]], [[Icaruspedia:Main Page|Icaruspedia]], [[DragonQuest:Main Page|Dragon Quest Wiki]], [[HardDropTetris:Main Page|Hard Drop Tetris]], [[Inkipedia:Main Page|Inkipedia]], and most recently [[ARMS Institute:Main Page|ARMS Institute]], bringing the total up to 24. | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
NIWA's name, an acronym of Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance, is the romanized Japanese word for "garden". This is fitting as it symbolises the natural growth of the community around the fandoms that make it up, as well as Nintendo's Japanese origins. | NIWA's name, an acronym of Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance, is the romanized Japanese word for "garden". This is fitting as it symbolises the natural growth of the community around the fandoms that make it up, as well as Nintendo's Japanese origins. | ||