Pretendo is an open source Nintendo Network replacement that aims to build custom servers for the Wii U and 3DS family of consoles. Our goal is to preserve the online functionality of these consoles, to allow players to continue to play their favorite Wii U and 3DS games to their fullest capacity.

To get started with Pretendo Network on 3DS, Wii U or emulators, please see our setup instructions!

We work on new games once we feel that our backend libraries are ready to support it, and there is developer time available to maintain it. A lot of our work goes into stabilizing and completing our existing games - we want to get the best experience possible in those before we move on to new titles. Since new work comes up all the time, we cannot make any estimate of when that would be.

Cemu 2.1 officially supports Pretendo under your network account options in the emulator. For information on how to get started with Cemu, check out the documentation.
Some 3DS emulators or forks might support us, but we do not have any official recommendation or setup instructions at this time. The final builds of Citra do not support Pretendo.

For the best experience on consoles, you will need to hack your system - specifially Aroma for Wii U and Luma3DS for 3DS. However, on Wii U, the hackless SSSL method is also available with limited functionality. See our setup instructions for details.

Only in private matches - gaining an unfair advantage or disrupting the online experience with people who didn't consent (as in public matches) is a bannable offense. We regularly apply account and console bans to both Wii U and 3DS systems. Pretendo uses extra security measures that make traditional 'unban' methods like changing your serial number ineffective.