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[InsaneLuchador]

A good day for humanity indeed. I use wikia pretty often but it's one those sites I take for granted and don't think about much.

 

[Lord Error]

Wikia is not just for games though, there's all kinds of stuff there. Do games really make up the bulk of its content?

 

[ShirAhava]

Honestly never heard of it before I just go to wikipedia

 

[ROBOKITTYZILLA]

I recall using them to look up stuff in The Witcher and the Fallout games. I tried one of them at work just now and:

FFFFUUUUUUUUU

NeoGAF is pretty much the only website that passes under the corporate radar here. :/

 

[DragonSworne]

I only use Neogaf for my gaming news and I don't need google/wikia to beat my games. /true gamer

 

[BosSin]

I think I've used this for skyrim a few times, really useful with the steam web browser

 

[ampere]

I was oblivious to the fact that wikia is for profit. Interesting news, there are definitely some great gaming wikia sites.

 

[Madridy]

I've used it for few RPGs: Skyrim, Fallout, Dark Souls, and others. But I didn't know that these Wiki's fall under the same site "Wikia", I just thought they were different sites made by different communities.

 

[jono51]

People haven't heard of wikia?

Do you even internet?

 

[Felix Lighter]

Whenever I want to dig deep into a games lore, I always end up at the game's Wikia.

 

[Kacho]

Wikia has been great for Monster Hunter and Demon's/Dark Souls. Great resource for gamers.

Congrats to them.

 

[Wubby]

I'm actually another that have never heard of wikia but now realize I've visited one of their sites (wowiki).

 

[Vic]

I practically never use guides, but I do visit vgsales.wikia.com from time to time. Still, never thought of it as a gaming website.

Same here. I mostly when to Wikia for Linux related subjects. Since I'm quite displeased with wikipedia's gaming entries, I might start to visit Wikia more frequently.

 

[Zzoram]

Not surprised.

I use the Teamliquid Liquipedia (wikia) http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Main_Page daily. Also, since it updates tournament results so fast, even tournament organizers use the Teamliquid wikia to keep track of their own events instead of using their own websites.

 

[CitizenCope]

Also never heard of it. Hmm?

 

[toastyToast]

I referred to the Demon's Souls wiki a fair bit, but I think that was wikidot.

Not sure if I've actually visited wikia

 

[StoppedInTracks]

For reference, these are typical wikia pages.

surprised so many say they've never heard of them.

No surprise if you don't hunt for cheevos or try to 100% every damn jRPG. Wikia is useless for reviews or questions "should I buy this game or not"?

 

[Anth0ny]

How the hell do people not know about Wikia? Happy to see it overtake IGN.

 

[SafeinSound]

A lot of people who haven't heard of it probably just don't realize it was that site they were going to, because it's usually the first or second link on google and it isn't always named wikia, but instead "Bioshock Wiki" or Final Fantasy Wiki" and instead just says wikia at the very top.

 

[Coolwhip]

Never heard of it either.

 

[Felix Lighter]

No surprise if you don't hunt for cheevos or try to 100% every damn jRPG. Wikia is useless for reviews or questions "should I buy this game or not"?

It's great for nerds, like me that end up getting sucked into the Lore pages for deeper RPGs.

 

[Htown]

Have you guys never even seen Wookieepedia for Star Wars, Memory Alpha for Star Trek, or Brickipedia for Lego? I actually use it more for those sorts of fictional universes or interests than for games.

Memory Alpha is amazing.

 

[Joni]

I visit it for amongst other Lostpedia and the Pokémon anime wikia, so I'm probably counted as visiting it but that doesn't mean I use it as a gaming site. For me: IGN & co = news, Wikia = plot information.

 

[TheSeks]

No surprise if you don't hunt for cheevos or try to 100% every damn jRPG. Wikia is useless for reviews or questions "should I buy this game or not"?

You mean those reviews that are bought and paid for with free swag and trips to strip clubs? Yeah, bro, those "reviews" sure are informative!

 

[scitek]

Ok, WHY does IGN have 26 million uniques a month? Is it the only place a lot of people know of?

 

[Malio]

Never heard of it.

I mean, I've looked at a few of the walk-throughs and info on some games on a wikia (Dark Souls, Divinity II, War in the North, etc.), but I never knew it was a "THING". I didn't really know, or care, that was WIKIA.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Ok, WHY does IGN have 26 million uniques a month? Is it the only place a lot of people know of?

it's definitely the mainstream gaming site

 

[2th]

I use this shit all the time.

 

[EvilMario]

I use Wikia all the time for lesser known games that don't have great guides elsewhere.

 

[IC_Champion]

The Red Dead and L. A. Noire Wiki's are great!

 

[Busaiku]

As it should.

 

[Bjoern the Smexy]

Wikia is awesome.
The Combine Overwiki (sadly just "Half-Life Wiki" nowadays) is SO in-depth it's not even funny.
I also use the Binding of Isaac Wiki regularly, because I can't for the life of me remember the effects of most items.

Also it's just satisfying to know where to get in-depth info if you want it or just get some help in general. Most wikis on Wikia are maintained very well. It's beautiful.

 

[Electivirus]

Final Fantasy Wikia is incredibly useful. Got that shit bookmarked, son.

 

[dragonelite]

Memory Alpha is amazing.

I can loose complete days reading Memory Alpha or the Warhammer ones.

 

[Victrix]

Isn't Wikia the one that a Warcraft and Guild Wars wiki fled from due to forced format changes?

Can't remember if that's the case or not, I do recall two major wikis bailing out wholesale though

 

[PetriP-TNT]

Great! I have gotten a lot of useful info from those wiki sites.

 

[Lumpy Onion]

For a moment I was gonna respond with "who?", but I realize I go to a lot of Wikia sites and don't even really think about it. I particularly like the Final Fantasy Wikia. I could spend days just tracing name origins and finding little details about stuff.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

I think I actually use wikia more for anime and manga than for gaming (fairy tail, one piece, naruto, bleach, always on my most visited pages)

(bulbapedia is one right). Only other time I use it for games is if they have a walkthrough, or Im looking for some minor character detail/quote.

 

[Wiseblade]

I didn't realise wikia was owned by Jimmy Wales. The majority of wikias are terrible, but the few good ones make the whole thing worthwhile.

And to people saying they've never heard of wikia: Yes you have, you just don't realise it.

 

[Tallshortman]

Ok, WHY does IGN have 26 million uniques a month? Is it the only place a lot of people know of?

It's the most mainstream gaming site in the US and also does a lot of stuff with movies, comics, etc.

 

[Rolf NB]

That's what you get for less drivel, more utility.

 

[Fintan]

How many wikis are not wikia?

 

[KittenMaster]

What? Really? People don't know about game specific Wikia sites? That's the bigger news in this thread, is that people are in the dark on something so incredibly useful.

Goldbox Wikia has been my to-go Wiki for the past few days when playing Pool of Radiance. That's what makes Wikia so special, there's one for pretty much any game even if you think nobody is out there to create one.

Wikia would still be the biggest site even if IGN didn't have a bunch of bloated shortcomings.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Is Bulbapedia part of wikia? Otherwise the one I use the most is the Zelda Wiki.

 

[survivor]

Is Bulbapedia part of wikia? Otherwise the one I use the most is the Zelda Wiki.

I don't believe so. It says they are powered by MediaWiki which looks like a different company.

 

[makingmusic476]

I've used this a bit in Demon's Souls and a lot in Dark Souls for weapon/armor upgrade info and stuff.

It's an incredibly useful website.

Edit:

Actually, it turns out I've bene primarily using the wikispaces wiki for Dark Souls:

http://darksoulswiki.wikispaces.com/

That generally shows up first when Googling for what I need.

 

[Wiseblade]

Is Bulbapedia part of wikia? Otherwise the one I use the most is the Zelda Wiki.

Bulbapedia is not wikia. It's actually a part of collaboration of Nintendo based wikis that aren't on wikia.

 

[Subitai]

Was invaluable in helping replay Dragon Age optimally. Good for them.

 

[EviLore]

NeoGAF's lagging pretty far behind with its 1.8 million uniques per month ;b

 

[lucius]

It is so much better for finding help in games than GameFAQs. The Fallout pages are great easy fast access to anything in the games.