I am using homebrew, but if that is the only way to play at the moment, then I might have to use that method.Lemme go over everything that I did.
First I wiped my SD card clean, then I installed the nohombrew version from this mirror https://www.mediafire.com/folder/9r22ql07np7k3/3.6_Beta_Mirror_[Off-Site]
Then I went to stage builder, started it up, and I didnt hit play. I hit launcher and updated the launcher. After that I went to addons and installed the wifi addon. after that it worked fine. When I got to the 3.6 character select there should be a big wifi symbol thats hard to miss.