NIWA
The Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance, or NIWA, is an network of independent wikis striving to chronicle the many diverse video game universes created by Nintendo. There are currently 26 members, the most recent addition being Ukikipedia.
History
Before the idea of a Nintendo wiki network was fully formulated, ZeldaWiki approached Bulbapedia to begin a possible affiliation. After some deliberation, it was eventually decided that an entire network of independent Nintendo-based wikis could be created, and the Super Mario Wiki was asked to become a founding member. Soon thereafter, Zelda Wiki administrators Axiomist and Mandy contacted Porplemontage, the founder of Super Mario Wiki, about an alliance with the Zelda Wiki, which he initially refused.
Some time later, Bulbapedia's headmaster, Archaic, made this post in the Mario Wiki forums, which led to a formal discussion about the then-called INW, or Independent Nintendo Wikis. Progress was made, and after a few days, Porplemontage agreed to the alliance and the Super Mario Wiki became the third founding member of NIWA.
Name
NIWA is an acronym for "Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance", but in Japanese (the language of Nintendo's home country) it also means garden (にわ). The use of niwa symbolizes how the communities have a natural, nurturing, and symbiotic growth with one another.