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==History== | ==History== | ||
NIWA began as an expansion of the concept of [[Bulbapedia]]'s Encyclopaediae Pokémonis, shortly after administrators from Zelda Wiki.org contacted [[bp:User:Archaic|Archaic]], Bulbagarden's head, about a possible affiliation. It was jointly decided, shortly thereafter, that rather than a simple affiliation, an entire network of Nintendo-based wikis could be begun, and [[Super Mario Wiki]] was asked to join as the third founding member. | NIWA began as an expansion of the concept of [[Community:Bulbapedia|Bulbapedia]]'s Encyclopaediae Pokémonis, shortly after administrators from Zelda Wiki.org contacted [[bp:User:Archaic|Archaic]], Bulbagarden's head, about a possible affiliation. It was jointly decided, shortly thereafter, that rather than a simple affiliation, an entire network of Nintendo-based wikis could be begun, and [[Community:Super Mario Wiki|Super Mario Wiki]] was asked to join as the third founding member. | ||
After a little under a month of planning, NIWA was launched on February 14, 2010, coincidentally the fifth anniversary of the public launch of | After a little under a month of planning, NIWA was launched on February 14, 2010, coincidentally the fifth anniversary of the public launch of Bulbapedia. | ||
==Name== | ==Name== |