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[Epic Kirby]

Like 3DS Buzz has?

[AMAC]

Sounds like a good idea to me. I don't know if it's worth having one just yet though. There haven't been many Wii U games announced yet, and there isn't much information on the ones that have been. It would be great to have a wiki after E3 2012 though. If there is ever a Wii U Go Wiki, I'd be up for being an editor.

[Ruthie]

I haven't had much experience with 3DS Buzz Wiki and though it's a truly great concept it sort of fails if people don't contribute to it. Looking at two pages Beyond the Labyrinth and Heroes of Ruin no one has put any information in about these games. If people are willing to contribute to a Wii U wiki then yes, it definitely could be a good thing.

[Feld0]

I've definitely been considering a wiki, but I'm not sure I'd want it to be a core feature of Wii U Go itself. I am going to introduce a Wii U game database together with the new Xenos theme which would be functionally similar to 3DS Buzz's game hubs (though much more elegant for site staff in the backend), but I want to maintain high quality and editorial oversight in the game descriptions that'll include. Most likely, we're going to have a dedicated staff member maintaining it. With a wiki, it literally takes three clicks for anyone to royally screw up the entire game page.

Another thing about a wiki is that it takes an awful lot of work to run and maintain it. I, for one, would not be able to do it. Someone else would have to take the reins of "Wiki Administrator" and manage a hypothetical Wii U wiki.

So, basically, if I start a wiki, it'll be a separate site from Wii U Go and someone else will be responsible for its day-to-day activities. I would be willing to host it and pay for its expenses, but I cannot actually run it (do remember that I'm still 16 and in school).

[Bill Cipher]

I've definitely been considering a wiki, but I'm not sure I'd want it to be a core feature of Wii U Go itself. I am going to introduce a Wii U game database together with the new Xenos theme which would be functionally similar to 3DS Buzz's game hubs (though much more elegant for site staff in the backend), but I want to maintain high quality and editorial oversight in the game descriptions that'll include. Most likely, we're going to have a dedicated staff member maintaining it. With a wiki, it literally takes three clicks for anyone to royally screw up the entire game page.

Another thing about a wiki is that it takes an awful lot of work to run and maintain it. I, for one, would not be able to do it. Someone else would have to take the reins of "Wiki Administrator" and manage a hypothetical Wii U wiki.

So, basically, if I start a wiki, it'll be a separate site from Wii U Go and someone else will be responsible for its day-to-day activities. I would be willing to host it and pay for its expenses, but I cannot actually run it (do remember that I'm still 16 and in school).

I wouldn't mind doing something like this. My only problem would be when to start it. WE really have no list of confirmed games coming out for the system

[Epic Kirby]

I wouldn't mind doing something like this. My only problem would be when to start it. WE really have no list of confirmed games coming out for the system

Batman: Arkham City
Metro: Last Light
Lego City Stories
Darksiders II
Tekken Wii U
etc etc

These are all confirmed aren't they?

http://e3.nintendo.c...video/HW_sizzle

[Wertville]

I've definitely been considering a wiki, but I'm not sure I'd want it to be a core feature of Wii U Go itself. I am going to introduce a Wii U game database together with the new Xenos theme which would be functionally similar to 3DS Buzz's game hubs (though much more elegant for site staff in the backend), but I want to maintain high quality and editorial oversight in the game descriptions that'll include. Most likely, we're going to have a dedicated staff member maintaining it. With a wiki, it literally takes three clicks for anyone to royally screw up the entire game page.

Another thing about a wiki is that it takes an awful lot of work to run and maintain it. I, for one, would not be able to do it. Someone else would have to take the reins of "Wiki Administrator" and manage a hypothetical Wii U wiki.

So, basically, if I start a wiki, it'll be a separate site from Wii U Go and someone else will be responsible for its day-to-day activities. I would be willing to host it and pay for its expenses, but I cannot actually run it (do remember that I'm still 16 and in school).

I wouldn't mind being some sort of 'Admin's Assistant' or something. I actually have a little bit of experience with Wiki admining, so I could help out with some of the easier things.

Plus my growing (Though still very limited T.T) Japanese skills could come in handy

[Auzzie Wingman]

I don't think reading Anime Subs count as Japanese skills, Wertville... lol derp.

I can think of a few pages you could have, like one for the major people (like Feld0 for being the boss and Ruthie for writing stuff), an article hub (I guess), and the world's biggest Yoshi fandom page.

[Wertville]

I don't think reading Anime Subs count as Japanese skills, Wertville... lol derp.

I can think of a few pages you could have, like one for the major people (like Feld0 for being the boss and Ruthie for writing stuff), an article hub (I guess), and the world's biggest Yoshi fandom page.

What if those subs are in Japanese?
(Seriously, though, I know around 600 Kanji atm; That's just over 1/4th of how many you need to know to be considered literate!
I'll most certainly be finished with Kanji and have moved onto sentences when the WiiU launches )

Honestly, I think the first three pages we need are a list of companies that show support (Pages for the big ones like Square-Enix), a list of confirmed details about the WiiU and a list of Rumored/Speculated/Stated by third party specs about the WiiU. After that we should add pages for all of the confirmed games, then a list of games that might come to the system.

As for a page on Feld0 and Ruthie... I think it would be better to stick all of them into a single page called 'WiiUForums', along with similar details about the community, because they're not too important to the WiiUniverse (SeewhatIdidthere?). As for Yoshi Fandom page... Not on the main Wiki, but perhaps we could have some sort of section/tag devoted to less serious things, like the 'Sugar Wiki' on TvTropes and the 'D for Dwarf' pages on Dwarf Fortress wiki.

We don't want someone who wants information on Arkham City accidentally stumbling on a page about Yoshi anatomy, now do we?

[Epic Kirby]

What if those subs are in Japanese?
(Seriously, though, I know around 600 Kanji atm; That's just over 1/4th of how many you need to know to be considered literate!
I'll most certainly be finished with Kanji and have moved onto sentences when the WiiU launches )

Honestly, I think the first three pages we need are a list of companies that show support (Pages for the big ones like Square-Enix), a list of confirmed details about the WiiU and a list of Rumored/Speculated/Stated by third party specs about the WiiU. After that we should add pages for all of the confirmed games, then a list of games that might come to the system.

As for a page on Feld0 and Ruthie... I think it would be better to stick all of them into a single page called 'WiiUForums', along with similar details about the community, because they're not too important to the WiiUniverse (SeewhatIdidthere?). As for Yoshi Fandom page... Not on the main Wiki, but perhaps we could have some sort of section/tag devoted to less serious things, like the 'Sugar Wiki' on TvTropes and the 'D for Dwarf' pages on Dwarf Fortress wiki.

We don't want someone who wants information on Arkham City accidentally stumbling on a page about Yoshi anatomy, now do we?

I really like your ideas so far , I think a wiki would be a good idea if someone was willing to put a lot of time an effort into it, Like Feld0 already mentioned it would be a very time consuming job.

[Brian6330]

I'd find it great if they'd have a wiki.

I wouldn't be of much help, but I can still check 1 or 2 things and correct some grammar mistakes, but I won't be of much help otherwise...

[nintendo3DS]

I wouldn't mind having a Wii U Go wiki. Although I don't think I would be good at writing articles and things, like off of 3DSbuzz.

[Brian6330]

I wouldn't mind having a Wii U Go wiki. Although I don't think I would be good at writing articles and things, like off of 3DSbuzz.

People like you and me can only read the articles and edit the mistakes (if any) in them. Other than that, we're pretty much useless

[Epic Kirby]

It would be quite a good thing if done right.

[Waller]

People like you and me can only read the articles and edit the mistakes (if any) in them. Other than that, we're pretty much useless

Sadly, I'm in the same boat.

[Brian6330]

Sadly, I'm in the same boat.

I hope the boat is soon full, so that they'll have to go to the "Wiki Article writers" boat XD

[0003mg]

I say wait until more games are announced. There should be a boat load at E3 2012.

[Wertville]

I say wait until more games are announced. There should be a boat load at E3 2012.

Which is why we would want to get the system set up, and announced games prepared...

[Feld0]

Which is why we would want to get the system set up, and announced games prepared...

Wertville, you mentioned you had some experience with wikis. Exactly how much would that be? I set up a test install of MediaWiki some time ago, and could not figure out how to create an infobox.

[Wertville]

Wertville, you mentioned you had some experience with wikis. Exactly how much would that be? I set up a test install of MediaWiki some time ago, and could not figure out how to create an infobox.

I'm an admin for a small Wikia wiki
Nothing much ever came of it, but it was still a fun experience

I'm actually not sure how much I did with it... I'm pretty sure quite a bit of it was automated. I'll look into MediaWiki, though, and see what I can figure out. I've got a lot of time, so could probably get a decent grasp of it before school starts on the 9th.