Valve, the popular digital distribution platform, has taken down the Dolphin emulator from its Steam storefront after receiving a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice from Nintendo. The developers of Dolphin had previously announced plans to bring the open-source emulator, capable of running GameCube and Wii titles, to Steam later this year. However, a legal notice obtained by PC Gamer reveals that Nintendo’s legal team requested the removal of Dolphin, citing infringement on the company’s intellectual property rights.
The notice, dated May 26th, states, “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 Anti-Trafficking 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.”
