According to Engadget , the Dolphin Emulator software, which is capable of bringing classic Wii and GameCube games to new platforms, will officially not be landing on the Steam platform.
The software’s developers recently shared a blog post explaining the difficult launch process on Steam. Nintendo’s lawyers didn’t want Dolphin on Steam, and Valve wouldn’t side with the software in its confrontation with the gaming giant.
Nintendo doesn't want their games on the Dolphin emulator
The development team said that Nintendo had not sent them a DMCA notice or any other legal action. However, Valve's legal department had contacted Nintendo to ask about plans to release an app that could run older games like Super Mario Galaxy , Wii Sports , and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask through the Steam store.
Valve then forwarded a statement from Nintendo's lawyers to Dolphin's development team, stating that they could only release the emulator on Steam if Nintendo approved it. Specifically, the letter sent by Nintendo stated: "We specifically request that Dolphin's 'Coming Soon' notice be removed and that we ensure that the emulator will not be released on the Steam store in the future."
It seems that Valve doesn't want to get involved in the mess and instead wants to leave the responsibility of getting permission from Nintendo to Dolphin's developers. Judging by the responses from the Japanese gaming company's lawyers in the past and the content of the letter above, the emulator's development team seems to have a pretty good idea of the outcome that their software will not be released on Steam.
Of course, Dolphin Emulator is still available as a standalone download for Windows, macOS, and Linux from the project's website, but being on Steam could help give the software more legitimacy and open it up to a wider audience.
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