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|developer = [[Nintendo]]
|active = No
|platform = [[Wii U]]<br>[[Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo 3DS family]]
|type = Online service
}}
The '''Nintendo Network''' is was Nintendo's online service which provides online functionality for the [[Nintendo_3DS_emulators#Hardware_features|Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii_U_emulators#Hardware_features_and_peripherals|Wii U]] , which provides online functionality for the systems and their compatible games. However, the The service was shut down on 8 April 2024, making it impossible to play games online by normal means.without the use of Pretendo
==Emulation==
Emulation of Nintendo Network is possible with '''[https://pretendo.network/#about Pretendo]''', an open-source project that aims to recreate Nintendo Network for the 3DS and Wii U using clean-room reverse engineering. Pretendo supports any client that can interact with Nintendo Network.
*Currently, the only emulator with this kind of functionality is Cemu. Cemu 2.0 officially supports Pretendo under your network account options in the emulator. For , for information on how to get started with Cemu, check out the [https://pretendo.network/docs/install/cemu documentation].*Currently most software has incomplete support, for actively maintained list see the official [https://pretendo.network/progress#juxtaposition-(miiverse) Juxtaposition working on Citra for Pretendo supportprogress]. [[Mikage]] may provide support in the future though this is far from certainpage.
*There is a [https://github.com/PabloMK7/citra/releases Citra fork for online multiplayer support], currently it only supports connecting to Nintendo Network, but support for Pretendo Network will come eventually.
*See [[Preservation_projects|Preservation projects]] page for more information about other revive projects.
==Shutdown==
The service is shutdown as of April 8, 2024. The only way to play online again on the Nintendo 3DS system is to use [https://pretendo.network/ Pretendo] (requires a jailbroken 3DS with boot9strap and Luma3DS custom firmware). For , or the Wii U version, the Wii U home console can be modded—using the Aroma homebrew environment—to use Pretendo to its fullest capability, or you can use the [https://pretendo.network/docs/install/wiiu#sssl SSSl method] without having to modify the console but with limited features.
:See [[#Emulation]] section for more information, Also see [[Preservation_projects|Preservation projects]] page for more information about other revive projects.
