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WiKirby:News Archive
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- October 21, 2010- Downtime: Apologies for the recent downtime, unfortunately there was an issue with the database server. All is now OK, and WiKirby has been restored from a recent backup. Thanks to our rigorous backup schedule, only a minimal amount of edits were lost, approximately 8 hours worth in total (i.e. those changes made directly before we went offline). We're assured by our hosting provider that measures are in place to avoid future problems of this nature.
- October 18, 2010- Issue XLII of Super Mario Wiki's The 'Shroom is available!
- October 17, 2010- Kirby's Epic Yarn was released in the US! We'll report on reviews and sales data as soon as possible.
October 15, 2010 - Strategy Wiki, our partner site for Kirby strategy guides is now a full member of NIWA! StrategyWiki has a large library of even Kirby guides, and the unknown reader can create wanted guides as well!
- October 14, 2010- Kirby's Epic Yarn released in Japan, and the US official site has been updated recently. Visit the Official Site to see the name of several areas, friends, foes, transformations, and trailers for the upcoming Wii title!
- October 10, 2010- Affiliation news- A YouTube "Let's Play" video uploader and WiKirby have affiliated! Nico will be adding videos and commentary for Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. We'll add his videos to the Main Page video rotation and we recommend subscribing to Nico's channel!
October 8, 2010 - We have 2 new NIWA members this week! Our new friends at PikminCanon-NOT and Pikipedia not only are joining us, but have moved from Wikia to do so! Check out all of the great styling they created on their wiki! Both are separate domains on Pikminwiki.com.
October 4, 2010 - Fellow NIWA member Wars Wiki has declared a victory for spelling deviations by region! Citizens of the United States and the European Union can rest assured, with peace at hand, one never has to see the other's spelling in the article body. Be sure to check out their great, new personalized feature!
October 2, 2010 - New NIWA Member: NIWA has just announced their newest member, Lylat Wiki, your wiki for everything Star Fox related! Make sure you drop in and help out!
- September 29, 2010- New Kirby DS game revealed today! During Nintendo's software lineup video for upcoming DS titles an all new Kirby DS game can be seen. Details are scarce, but see our analysis on the game!
- September 25, 2010- Nintendo has sent a promotional email for Kirby's Epic Yarn recommending a visit to The Official Site. As of this posting, the "Full Site" is coming soon. See the email here!
- September 23, 2010- V260 of Nintendo Power magazine features more Kirby's Epic Yarn news and a special column from Kirby's and Super Smash Bros.'s creator, Masahiro Sakurai. Masahiro discusses Kirby's Adventure on the NES and upcoming 3DS.
- September 16, 2010- Tokyo Game Show wrapped up, Although Nintendo skipped the show, a new trailer, several new screenshots and cute artwork patches for Kirby's Epic Yarn have been released!
- September 12, 2010- Mario Wiki has released a new issue of their resident periodical, The 'Shroom. The issue includes fun games, puzzles, Mario news, and NIWA news, read Issue XLI here!
- September 10, 2010- New Affiliate: WiKirby has a new affiliate in the form of the Fire Emblem Wiki, a brand new wiki for all things Fire Emblem! Be sure to pay a visit!
- September 6, 2010- WiKirby now has its first featured picture up and on the main page! Be sure to check it out, and vote for the next one!
September 1st, 2010 - NIWA News: Metroid: Other M for Wii has been released in the US, with other regions getting a release today or tomorrow! Fans of the Metroid series should be sure to head over to our friends at Metroid Wiki to catch all the exciting info fresh off the press!
- August 31, 2010- We began our contest for Kirby's Epic Yarn!
- August 7, 2010-Wars Wiki update- fellow NIWA member covering the Advance Wars, Battalion Wars, Game Boy Wars, and Famicom Wars series has a great new Main Page! Check it out and inform everyone everywhere of how great the NIWA wikis look!
- July 16, 2010-Affiliate News Unseen64 and Animal Crossing Forums have affiliated with WiKirby! Unseen64 has long ago placed WiKirby links to all Kirby beta content articles. Be sure to check them out at Unseen64.net Animal Crossing Forums is a new site with much promise, get to know them at Animal Crossing Forums!
- July 13, 2010-Super Mario Wiki has released Issue XL of the 'Shroom, their in-house wiki news report with occasional NIWA news, and always with a slate of fun content.
- June 15, 2010- Kirby's Epic Yarn was announced at E3 and an all new trailer for the upcoming Wii title displayed never-seen-before graphical styles. The video featured bursts of gameplay footage in the style of an animated tapestry, with even Kirby himself being a versatile piece of yarn.
- July 19, 2010-NIWA friend, Chuggaconroy has been banned by Youtube based on weak claims of DMCA violations! YouTube does not investigate DMCA claims and several top directors were suspended on account of gross exploitation of YouTube policy.
- June 4, 2010- Wars Wiki is now allied with NIWA! Enlist! And share your Nintendo Wars, Advance Wars, & Battalion Wars intel here!
- May 29, 2010- Metroid Wiki.org has become a full member of NIWA! NIWA and WiKirby welcome the next member on June 4th. In the mean time, zoom in on Metroid Wiki to scope them out!
- May 21, 2010- WiKirby has become a full member of the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance (NIWA!) See their main page here and you'll notice that the first new member has been revealed to be WiKirby! We would like to extend a great big "thank you" to everyone who helped us out on the way up!
- May 17,2010- Kirby Super Star has joined Nintendo's Virtual Console More details here. This SNES title is downloadable for 800 Wii Points. Enjoy it, get some screenshots and article information and we'll see you in the Recent Changes page!
- May 16, 2010- WiKirby's affiliate, the NIWA, has released its new hub website! The new site features enhanced navigation, more links, and a showcase of the member wikis. Check it out at their home page!
- May 9, 2010- WiKirby would like to wish you all a happy Mother's Day! As a gift, we got you a little something special: A confirmation of the Kirby Wii game! Apparently, it has been confirmed in the official Nintendo sales report/game listings, which can be viewed here. Check for Hoshi no Kirby to find it with a release date TBA. Story was found here. Have a good one, Kirby fans!
- May 1, 2010- NintendoLand and WiKirby are now Affiliates. Visit their site for Kirby game and general Nintendo discussions
- April 24, 2010- WiKirby wishes Zelda Wiki.org a happy 5th birthday!
- February 22, 2010- 100 articles reached.
- February 11, 2010- WiKirby skin completed and implemented.
- January 30, 2010- URLs fixed and logo added to WiKirby.
- January 28, 2010- WiKirby opened for edits as a soft launch to get core articles, policy, and help pages created before submitting the url to Google. With experienced Wiki editors from other wikis, the bugs in the system should be found and routed out before then.
