Dolphin Emulator Steam release delayed indefinitely following Nintendo DMCA notice - Watch what happens when emulation devs don't take out code they didn't write into a release for one of PC's most popular digital stores.

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Valve has delisted Dolphin from Steam after receiving a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice from Nintendo. In late March, the developers of Dolphin, an open source emulator that can run most GameCube and Wii titles, said they were planning to bring the free app to Valve’s storefront later this year. In a May 26th legal notice seen by PC Gamer, Nintendo's legal team asked Valve to remove Dolphin from Steam, claiming the emulator violates the company’s intellectual property rights.

"Because the Dolphin emulator violates Nintendo’s intellectual property rights, including but not limited to its rights under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)’s Anti-Circumvention and AntiTrafficking provisions, 17 U.S.C. § 1201, we provide this notice to you of your obligation to remove the offering of the Dolphin emulator from the Steam store," the document states.


With the notice, the Dolphin team has two options on how to move forward. It can either file a counter-claim with Valve, arguing the emulator doesn’t violate the DMCA as claimed by Nintendo, or it can choose to comply with the takedown notice. If the team files a counter-notice, Nintendo would have two weeks to decide whether to file a lawsuit. As PC Gamer notes, it’s unclear if the company actually intends to pursue legal action against Dolphin. However, if a case were to go to court, it could have far-reaching implications for emulators. For the time being, the Dolphin team says it’s deciding what to do next.

“It is with much disappointment that we have to announce that the Dolphin on Steam release has been indefinitely postponed,” the Dolphin Emulation Project said Friday. “We were notified by Valve that Nintendo has issued a cease and desist citing the DMCA against Dolphin's Steam page, and have removed Dolphin from Steam until the matter is settled. We are currently investigating our options and will have a more in-depth response in the near future.” As of the writing of this story, you can still download the Dolphin emulator from the project’s website and GitHub page. The Dolphin team did not receive a direct takedown notice from Nintendo.

 

[Xarpho's Return]

You just point it to the folder with your roms like you do with the regular version.

Right, but I'm looking from it at a normie perspective who has no real experience in emulation and just wants to play Mario Sunshine (or whatever). The last time I played around with Dolphin for a full game (as opposed to testing my copied Wii games) was back several years ago when I finally played the late-era GameCube game Chibi-Robo, but I had to still download it from somewhere and put it with my ROMs, and finding ROMs is more intimidating, especially as the site legally can't tell where you to look.

 

[stupid frog]

I mean, did they really expect Nintendo not to shitcan it given their history?

Retroarch reviews say the DS core is fucked to not play Pokemon games, the rest are fine.

I imagine the bigger point of these now are for easier use on Steamdeck.

 

[Dickus Biggus]

These niggers really thought they could steal code from Nintendo and get away with it? They are lucky they didn't get the small japanese penis of nintendo rammed in their axe wounds in lawsuits. Just keep your old tech working and you don't need shitty emulators anyway. We need to go back to the old days when you aren't sure if you are downloading the real ROM or getting some keylogger.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

These niggers really thought they could steal code from Nintendo and get away with it? They are lucky they didn't get the small japanese penis of nintendo rammed in their axe wounds in lawsuits. Just keep your old tech working and you don't need shitty emulators anyway. We need to go back to the old days when you aren't sure if you are downloading the real ROM or getting some keylogger.

Do you live in a dimension where disk rot doesn't exist?

 

[Sneed's Feed And Seed]

Do you live in a dimension where disk rot doesn't exist?

ngl I had to Google it myself and was like "THAT'S why all my friends' games looked like that!"