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Wii U
You can get a Wii U onto Pretendo in just 3 steps:
Make sure to also check out this section to learn how to switch between Pretendo Network and Nintendo Network.
If you have save data from a Nintendo Network ID you would like to move to your Pretendo Network ID, follow this section.
RCE Patches
Unfortunately, some of Pretendo's supported games have major security and safety problems. While Nintendo fixed these
games on the 3DS, thus far they have neglected the Wii U. Pretendo has a patcher which attempts to fix these problems -
this is essential to play online safely, whether on Pretendo Network or Nintendo Network.
This is no longer true, as Nintendo has issued updates to all affected games fixing all known issues. These docs will remain up, however, in the event that any future bugs/exploits are found and require patches
To install the fix, navigate to the
latest release of the RCE patcher on GitHub and
download the rce_patches.wps file.
Place the downloaded rce_patches.wps file on your SD card at sd:/wiiu/environments/aroma/plugins. It's normal for other Aroma plugins to be in this folder too.
Place your SD card back into your console and boot like normal.
Connecting to Pretendo
To connect to Pretendo Network you must use the Inkay plugin with Aroma. The stable version is recommended for most users, however betatesters and others may be interested in the bleeding edge version.
Stable
The stable builds have been widely tested to ensure everything works as intended. Navigate to Inkay's latest release on GitHub and download the Inkay-pretendo.wps file from the latest release.
Place the downloaded Inkay-pretendo.wps file on your SD card at sd:/wiiu/environments/aroma/plugins. It's normal for other Aroma plugins to be in this folder too.
Place your SD card back into your console and boot like normal. If it worked, you'll see a notification of your connection:
You are now connected to Pretendo Network and can continue with PNID Setup.
Bleeding Edge
Bleeding edge builds have not been widely tested, and do not guarantee any stability. Download the latest build from nightly. Extract inkay.zip and place the extracted Inkay-pretendo.wps file on your SD card at sd:/wiiu/environments/aroma/plugins.
Place your SD card back into your console and boot like normal. If it worked, you'll see a notification of your connection:
You are now connected to Pretendo Network and can continue with PNID Setup.
PNID Setup
After installing Pretendo, you will need to create a PNID to use our services. There is currently two ways of creating a PNID, by creating an account with the website and linking it or creating it on your Wii U.
PNID Setup - Website
You will want to register an account from here and click Don't have an account? to register.
Right before registering a PNID, please make sure to save your password on some sort of note. This isn't necessary, but it prevents having to reset your password if you forget it. After registering just simply change your birth date, gender, timezone, country/region, etc to what you see fit. Once you have it set up we can switch back to the Wii U. Within your Wii U you will want to reconnect to Pretendo.
Note: How you reconnect to Pretendo depends on how you installed it on your Wii U!
Once you are reconnected, you will want to press the top left profile icon and press Switch Account, then press Add New User. Go through the user set up normally, but when it asks if you have an account, press Yes and put in your username and password. If it asks you to confirm your email afterwards, simply skip it. You will now be able to use Pretendo servers.
PNID Setup - Wii U
Right before registering a PNID, please make sure to save your password on some sort of note. This isn't necessary, but it prevents having to reset your password if you forget it. You will want to go on you Wii U while Pretendo is still active and press the top left profile icon. After pressing the icon, press Switch Account, and then Add New User. Set up this account as normal, but once it asks if you have an account, press No and go through the account process normally. When it asks you again to link after adding a Mii, press Link. Choose your language and then accept the Pretendo Network Service Agreement.
Finally, set up your PNID, email and password. Once all of this is done, you will be able to use Pretendo servers.
Switching between Pretendo Network and Nintendo Network
To switch between your Pretendo Network and Nintendo Network profiles on your Wii U:
Press L + Down + SELECT on the Wii U GamePad to open the Aroma plugin menu.
Locate and select 'Inkay', then choose 'Patching'. Now, set 'Connect to the Pretendo Network' to false.
Press B twice, followed by the HOME button. The console will reboot with Pretendo Network patches disabled, as confirmed by the 'Using Nintendo Network' message.
Now, switch to your desired Network ID via the Account selection screen.
To return to Pretendo Network, repeat the process ensuring 'Connect to the Pretendo Network' is set to true.
Transfering save data to your Pretendo Network account
Pretendo Network is not compatible with existing Nintendo Network IDs. This means you must create a new account. Because of this, you may want to move existing game save data to your new account.
To move your save data, you will need a save data backup homebrew application. This guide will use the WUT port of SaveMii for Aroma. To begin, download the latest GitHub release of SaveMii or download it from the Homebrew App Store.
Once installed, open the application from the HOME Menu. You should see a menu for Wii U and vWii saves.
Go into Wii U Save Management and select what game you would like to dump. As an example, I am going to use the game "Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker", but you can use any game you like. Once you're hovering over the game that you want to transfer save data from, press the A button.
On the screen that appears, select the A button again to backup our savedata. You'll be greeted with a menu that looks like this.
Use the D-Pad to select which slot you want to save your data to, each game will need to backup to a different save data slot. For example, since this is the first game I want to transfer my data to my Pretendo account, I'm going to use slot 000.
Make sure to select the right user profile too depending on the game (if you're not sure which user profile you want to backup, look at System Settings to see whether save data for a game is for a specific profile or all users). If you get an error about "no 'common' save data found", you may not have any save data on that profile (in my case, I did and the transfer process worked fine).
Press the A button when ready to backup your save data.
Once that has completed, go back and go to the restore savedata section for the game.
At this section, you will need to be careful that you select the right settings here. Use the D-Pad to select which slot you backed up to (in my case, 000) and select the right user profile to copy from. If it says empty for that profile (or the no common save data found), it may not necessarily be true but be careful (such as my case). Then, select your Pretendo user profile to copy to.
When ready, press the A button to transfer your data. Press A button again to confirm your actions. If you get another message about backing up your data on your Pretendo profile, ignore. Your screen may briefly flash as the data is copied over.
Once that's done, exit SaveMii and make sure the game you transferred works properly on your Pretendo profile.
If the game works fine, that means you've successfully transferred a games data over! Repeat this process for any other save data you'd like to transfer to your Pretendo profile.