The Call of Duty servers for Nintendo Wii and 3DS players have been permanently "discontinued."
20.07.2023 - 17:55 / engadget.com
The Dolphin Emulator, the software that lets you play old Wii and GameCube games, isn’t coming to Steam after all. The developers published a blog post today explaining how the fumbled launch went down — and why they still believe they were in the right legally. In short, Nintendo’s lawyers didn’t want it on Steam, and Valve wasn’t about to take a stand in a potential showdown with a fellow gaming behemoth.
The emulator’s creators explained that, contrary to online perceptions, Nintendo didn’t send the team a DMCA takedown notice (or any other legal action). However, Valve’s legal department contacted Nintendo, asking about the planned release of the app that could run old games like Super Mario Galaxy, Wii Sports and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask through the ubiquitous PC storefront. Valve then forwarded a statement from Nintendo’s lawyers to the Dolphin team and told them they could only launch the emulator if Nintendo approved. “We specifically request that Dolphin’s ‘coming soon’ notice be removed and that you ensure the emulator does not release on the Steam store moving forward,” Nintendo’s letter to Valve read.
It sounds like Valve didn’t want to get involved and instead put the onus on Dolphin’s developers to get permission which everyone involved must have known wouldn’t have been granted. Considering how quick a trigger Nintendo’s lawyers have had in the past — coupled with the wording of the letter they sent about the matter — the development team saw the writing on the wall and pulled the plug on the Steam release. Of course, the Dolphin Emulator is still available as a discrete download for Windows, macOS and Linux from the project’s website. However, having it on Steam could have boosted its perceived
The Call of Duty servers for Nintendo Wii and 3DS players have been permanently "discontinued."
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Classic Call of Duty games are seeing a huge resurgence on Xbox thanks to the servers being fixed, with over 200,000 people playing across Black Ops and Modern Warfare in July. Granted, a big hacking problem ruined the experience for many on Black Ops 2, but that didn't stop fans from jumping back into the originals like no time had passed. But unfortunately, if you're hoping to do the same on your old Wii or DS, you'll find no such luck, as the servers have finally gone offline.
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