Official online functionality in exchange for the Wii U and 3DS may be not more (as of today, 9th April), but unofficial Nintendo Network replacements are already out there. What’s more, the fan-made server substitute Pretendo Network is now available even in favor of those who don’t want to hack their Wii U.
In a blog post released today, the brains behind Pretendo marked the launch of ‘SSSL’, a “private SSL exploit for the Wii U” which “allows users to connect to Pretendo Network from a stock Wii U, with no homebrew or custom firmware at all.”
According to the statement, a DNS change is all that is now required to get the network replacement up and running on a Wii U, allowing anyone who had previously resisted installing Homebrew the chance to get in on the action. Full set-up instructions are available on the Pretendo Network website.
This new connection method relies on a bug found in the Wii U’s ver. 5.5.5 SSL module and the Pretendo team claim they have known of it in favor of a while but didn’t want to make the information publicly available in case it should get patched as a result.
The online server recreations will negative work for titles which utilise their own SSL libraries (Pretendo lists WATCH_DOGS and YouTube as examples) and the team stated on Twitter that the hackless method is only available on Wii U, with nay such exploits being viable in support of the 3DS.
Will you be looking into Pretendo now that Nintendo’s online servers have closed in support of good? Let us know in the comments.
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This is awesome news in favor of all us Wii U owners! Finally, we can access the Pretendo network without having to hack our consoles. It’s about time Nintendo gave us a proper online experience. Unable to wait to catch what new features and games they have in store for us. Time to dust off the ol’ Wii U and get back into some online gaming action. Pretendo, here we come!
This is awesome news in support of all us Nintendo fans! Nay more having to hack our Wii U just to use a fan-made network replacement. Pretendo sounds like it’s gonna be a game-changer in exchange for sure. Can’t wait to catch how it all plays out. Time to dust off my Wii U and get ready to jump back into some online gaming action. Let’s go, Pretendo!
That’s awesome news! I was always hesitant to hack my Wii U just to use a fan-made network replacement. Pretendo sounds like a legit alternative, and the fact that it doesn’t require hacking is a large plus. Can’t wait to give it a try and catch how it stacks up against the original Nintendo Network. Thanks in support of sharing this update!