Nintendo requests Valve to delete GameCube & Wii emulator 'Dolphin' Steam version



Nintendo, who

requested the deletion of the Nintendo Switch emulator in response to the fact that the play movie of 'The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom' was circulated before the software was released, this time Nintendo GameCube (GC) / Wii emulator 'Dolphin' It turns out that the Steam version also asked Valve to remove it based on the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) .

Dolphin Emulator - Dolphin on Steam Indefinitely Postponed
https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2023/05/27/dolphin-steam-indefinitely-postponed/



Nintendo sends Valve DMCA notice to block Steam release of Wii emulator Dolphin | PC Gamer

https://www.pcgamer.com/nintendo-sends-valve-dmca-notice-to-block-steam-release-of-wii-emulator-dolphin/



Nintendo has blocked the Steam version of GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin | VGC

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-has-blocked-the-steam-version-of-gamecube-and-wii-emulator-dolphin/

'Dolphin' is an open source emulator for Windows, Mac and Linux. Developed in September 2003 by Henrik Rydgård and F|RES as a GC emulator. Development stopped once in December 2004, but revived in October 2005. It was made open source in May 2007, and a Wii emulation function was added in February 2009.

Since then, the version has been steadily upgraded, and version 5.0 stable version was released in 2016.

GameCube & Wii emulator latest version 'Dolphin 5.0' released after 3 years - GIGAZINE



In recent years, the Steam version has been under development, and it was announced on March 28, 2023 that it was 'scheduled to be released in the second quarter of 2023'.

Dolphin Emulator - Coming Soon: Dolphin on Steam!
https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2023/03/28/coming-soon-dolphin-steam/

However, it is clear that Nintendo has requested the deletion of this Steam version to valve, the operator of Steam. Nintendo filed a DMCA takedown request on May 26, 2023, claiming that Dolphin had technically circumvented access controls to copyrighted works. .

In response to this notice, the official Dolphin blog said, ``It is with great regret that we have to announce that the release of Dolphin on Steam has been postponed indefinitely. I was informed that I had issued a DMCA suspension order and will be removing Dolphin's page on Steam until the issue is resolved.We are currently investigating options and will provide more details in the near future. We plan to do so, ”he said in a statement.

Game developer and emulator-savvy YouTube channel Modern Vintage Gamer explained that Dolphin's code contains a secret key that is believed to be hard-coded into the Wii, which is sufficient to issue a DMCA takedown notice. bottom.

Nintendo is threatening legal emulation...and it doesn't look good-YouTube


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