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Mario Kart 7

The seventh installment in the Mario Kart series featuring hang-gliding, underwater racing, and community groups. Pretendo Network provides community servers.

Original game: Closed
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Partial support

Pretendo Network

Open-source replacement servers for Nintendo Network on Wii U and 3DS, licensed under AGPL-3.0. Only part of the original game library is supported. On 2 November 2026 its progress tracker listed Mario Kart 8 at 91%, Super Mario Maker (Wii U) at 68% and Splatoon at 55%.

Screenshot of a Pretendo Network page
github.com · captured Nov 2, 2026

Source checked Nov 2, 2026 · Published project information, not a gameplay test.

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How to get started

A modified Wii U or 3DS is required. Follow the setup guide on the Pretendo Network website and check its progress page for supported games.

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