FIELD NOTES · Nov 3, 2026
Wii U and 3DS online after April 2024: Pretendo Network
Nintendo ended Wii U and 3DS online services on 8 April 2024. Pretendo Network rebuilds them game by game; here is what that means today.
What closed
Nintendo ended online services for Wii U and 3DS on 8 April 2024. For Super Mario Maker the decline started earlier: course uploads ended on 31 March 2021.
Pretendo Network
Pretendo Network is an open-source replacement for Nintendo Network, licensed under AGPL-3.0. It rebuilds servers one game at a time, so only part of the original library works. It needs a modified Wii U or 3DS.
Progress on the best-known games
On 2 November 2026 its progress tracker listed:
These percentages are the project's own estimate of how much of each game's online features is implemented, not a measure of how many people play. Check the tracker before setting up a console, because the numbers change.