Valve told the development team it needed permission from Nintendo.

Wii and GameCube Emulator for Dolphin No Longer Available on Steam

Sanjay PatilJuly 21, 23Dolphin, Gaming, Nintendo, Steam, Valve

The Dolphin Emulator, a program that enables users to play classic Wii and GameCube games, will not be available on Steam as previously anticipated. The developers have recently released a blog post detailing the events surrounding the unsuccessful launch and expressing their belief in their legal justification. Essentially, Nintendo’s legal team opposed its presence on Steam, and Valve, unwilling to engage in a potential conflict with a major gaming company, chose not to intervene. The creators of the emulator explained that, contrary to online speculation, Nintendo did not send the…

The GameCube and Wii emulator was slated to arrive on Steam later this year.

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The Dolphin Emulator Steam release has been delayed indefinitely due to a Nintendo DMCA notice

Sanjay PatilMay 28, 23Dolphin, Gaming, Nintendo, Steam

Valve removed Dolphin from Steam after receiving a DMCA takedown notice from Nintendo. In late March, the developers of Dolphin, an open-source emulator capable of running most GameCube and Wii games, said they planned to bring the free app to Valve’s store later this year. In a May 26 legal notice seen by PC Gamer, Nintendo’s legal team asked Valve to remove Dolphin from Steam, claiming that the emulator infringes on the company’s intellectual property rights. Because the Dolphin Emulator infringes Nintendo’s intellectual property rights, including without limitation its rights…