User:Trig Jegman/Science Friction
NIWA News
February already? Time flies when you're having fun. Or freezing. It has been a slower period in the changes department, with people going back to work and school. And freezing. There are some exciting games just around the corner, though, so there is much to look forward to. Like not freezing.
Staff changes
- Frosty has become an administrator on ARMS Institute.
- Spriteit has stepped down from the Leadership Board on Bulbapedia. Tiddlywinks has stepped down from the Leadership Board and being an administrator.
- Trig Jegman has stepped down from all positions across Inkipedia, Inkipedia ES, and Inkipedia FR. Inkrid, StarAdamStar, and AmbientDinosaur have been demoted for inactivity.
- Magicwindsock is now a bureaucrat for Kovopedia.
- Malake256 and Fubaka have been demoted for inactivity on Lylat Wiki. ToastUltimatum becomes Ambassador.
- Trig Jegman has stepped down from Administrator on MiiWiki.
- PikminKartSuperCircuit is re-promoted to Administrator on Pikmin Fanon.
- EvieMaybe and Camwoodstock have been promoted to Administrator on MarioWiki.
- BB101 is promoted to Patroller on WiKirby. FalcoLau and Vellidragon are demoted for inactivity.
- Mattallen has been promoted to Amministratore on Pokemon Central Wiki (DE). Complimenti!
Major developments
- Several sites have restarted the use of Moderation or limited account creation tools.
- Pikmin Fanon has completed its migration of Wikia content into itself, as well as add two large new spin-off ideas.
- MediaWiki version 1.45 has released. Among other changes, Special:SpecialPages gets a facelift in this version, as well as support for a handful more languages.
- A Nintendo Partner Showcase aired on February 5, 2026.
- A new trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie was released.
- A trailer for Virtual Boy re-releases was released.
- Pikipedia celebrates its 20th anniversary!
Game releases
- Metroid Prime 4
- Octopath Traveler 0
- Mario Tennis Fever
The following games are slated for release soon:
- Pokémon Pokopia
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
- The Virtual Boy catalogue comes to Nintendo Switch Online, including:
- 3D Tetris
- Virtual Boy Wario Land
- Red Alarm
- Mario Clash
- Mario's Tennis
- Jack Bros
- V-Tetris
- Zero Racers (the first fully-new F-Zero game in 22 years!)
Additionally, the Animal Crossing New Horizons 3.0 update released on January 15 for Nintendo Switch. The Mega Dimension DLC for Pokemon Z-A released December 10. Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters was re-released for Nintendo Switch Online in November. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Wario World were re-released in January. Yoshi (GB) is slated for release in February.
Major releases also include Dispatch (for Nintendo Switch), Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, and Mewgenics. StrategyWiki would love to have guides for these games!
Special thanks to releases for documentation.
Featured wiki projects
- Kovopedia has requested more contributors, from translation efforts to page layout overhauls to simple edits. If you feel like expanding your wings, why not try here?
- A new English Dragon Quest wiki has been formed and is in need of editors to help bring it to the modern age, especially with the release of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined.
- A new French Pikmin wiki has been formed and is in need of editors for creating new pages, as well as translating existing pages.
- MiiWiki is preparing for the release of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, and would love your help! Join their Discord server to find out more about how you can contribute.
This concludes this installment of NIWA News. For questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions, contact NIWA's Vice Coordinator Trig Jegman.