Alliance Requests

[Remino52]

Alright, let's start from the beginning. Bellow is a list of Nintendo franchises according to Wikipedia. Please copy the list, and modify it to the criteria bellow.

• Strike out franchises that have wikis, and these wikis meet some kind of minimum expectation (like activeness, quality of articles, independence, etc), or is covered by another franchise, such as yoshi by the mario wiki. Be sure to include link to the wiki you are thinking of
• Unstrike - if you believe wiki doesn't meet minimum activeness, quality, etc. and therefore you believe the a better wiki is still needed.

A
Animal Crossing
C
Custom Robo (series)
D
Donkey Kong
E
EarthBound (series)
F
F-Zero
Fire Emblem
G
Game & Watch
Golden Sun (series)
K
Kid Icarus (series)
Kirby (series)
L
The Legend of Zelda
The Legendary Starfy (series)
M
Mario (series)
Mario Kart
Mario Party
Metroid (series)
P
Pikmin (series)
Pokémon (video game series)
Punch-Out!!
Puzzle League (series)
S
Star Fox (series)
Super Smash Bros. (series)
T
Touch! Generations
W
Wario (series)
Wars (series)
Y
Yoshi

My intention here is to develop a list franchises that need good, independent wikis; but have otherwise not been able to achieve.

OH. What about the Sin and Punishment series?

[Archaic]

I think the Wikis should add the abillity for intergrated accounts.

There may be possibilities in the future for more portable accounts (perhaps using OpenID), but the accounts would all still be technically separate.

[tacopill]

OH. What about the Sin and Punishment series?

What is "the Sin and Punishment series"?

[Hotchmoney]

OH. What about the Sin and Punishment series?

What is "the Sin and Punishment series"?

I suppose it could be a series because of the soon-to-be-released sequel. I don't think ths would merit an entire wiki, however.

This gives me an idea, though: should we make a kind of central wiki that covers miscellaneous games such as Sin and Punishment?

[SMB]

OH. What about the Sin and Punishment series?

What is "the Sin and Punishment series"?

I suppose it could be a series because of the soon-to-be-released sequel. I don't think ths would merit an entire wiki, however.

This gives me an idea, though: should we make a kind of central wiki that covers miscellaneous games such as Sin and Punishment?

I believe that is in discussion with the NIWA Staff.

[Level 3]

Maybe to prevent a scenario in the creation of two wikis, can you please tell us what series need wiki's, and aren't being heavily considered by NIWA (like smash is almost guaranteed to be a NIWA project)

[Axiomist]

Fire Emblem isn't, We were thinking to suggest for those wikis, someone wanting to start a new one should go to all known forums and sites, build up a support base for the wiki. (Zelda Wiki.org has a setup that could be replicated to unite fragmented fanbases.)

[Tucayo]

Smash and animal crossing are no's

[Level 3]

Smash and animal crossing are no's

By no's you mean the stafff has deciding on making internal wikis for those series?

[Axiomist]

For smash, there likely will be an internal creation. But AC, I think the existing wiki may be moving to its own host to join.

[Level 3]

Alright then, then, can you keep us updated on these things please? So that we can be aware of whhat to make and not to make/ etc.

[Axiomist]

There's quite a lot of discussion going on, but I honestly don't think we have the manpower for the proposed internal wikis right now. The main reason we want them internal is bc they would be critical to niwa. Imagine if we help someone build up a new Smash Bros wiki and they later sell it to Wikia. It would be hugely devastating to our morale and all of our cross-linking would be undone in favor of wikia's own versions.

As far as the franchises go, list which games you could run a wiki on, and we can look at what would be your best bet for a self-sustaining wiki.

[Level 3]

Well I spoke to Archaic and he said you already even had the domain purchased, and if you as a staff don't have the manpower, there's always us! I'd be glad to help, Smash is pretty much my ... forte, if you will.
And make sure ownership is just trusted staff of NIWA, but other things won't be as exclusive.

Also, I know some good places to ask for affiliation from, if it would help.

[Remino52]

OH. What about the Sin and Punishment series?

What is "the Sin and Punishment series"?

I suppose it could be a series because of the soon-to-be-released sequel. I don't think ths would merit an entire wiki, however.

This gives me an idea, though: should we make a kind of central wiki that covers miscellaneous games such as Sin and Punishment?

I believe that is in discussion with the NIWA Staff.

Mother is getting a Wiki, and that has 3 games. (And an INCREDIBLY popular fan translation.) :|

[Nerdy Guy]

MOTHER already has a wiki, iirc.

[Garlic Man]

MOTHER already has a wiki, iirc.

Link?

[Nerdy Guy]

I don't have an exact link right now, but I know starmen.net (and EBC) linked to it once or twice.

[Level 3]

I don't have an exact link right now, but I know starmen.net (and EBC) linked to it once or twice.

was it independent?

[Hotchmoney]

OH. What about the Sin and Punishment series?

What is "the Sin and Punishment series"?

I suppose it could be a series because of the soon-to-be-released sequel. I don't think ths would merit an entire wiki, however.

This gives me an idea, though: should we make a kind of central wiki that covers miscellaneous games such as Sin and Punishment?

I believe that is in discussion with the NIWA Staff.

Mother is getting a Wiki, and that has 3 games. (And an INCREDIBLY popular fan translation.) :|

Mother has three games (one of which was released internationally almost 20 years ago) and a major presence in Smash. EarthBound being the cult classic that it is, combined with new fans brought in by Smash, creates a community that is large enough for a wiki. Sin and Punishment has two games, only the second of which will be released internationally in the generation it was made in. Though I haven't played Sin and Punishment, I would say that unless it has some crazy amount of depth (like The World Ends With You, which has it's own wiki) it just isn't large enough for a wiki.

[Level 3]

I'd agree with Hotchmoney on this one, especially since Mother/Earthbound has a large enough fanbase to warrant a fan-made translation in light of the news that Mother 3 wouldn't come to NA.