Comment by throwawayk7h
9 hours ago
In principle he could use alternative tools, like libdragon, but he said even if he did that it was unlikely Valve would permit it, as Nintendo would still be antagonized somehow. And Valve it seems wants to improve their relationship with Nintendo (See: Valve blocked Dolphin on steam, and took down a video showing yuzu installed on the steam deck).
The emulator thing is less "improve relationship" more "avoid appearing complicit" just basic avoidance of liability.
If I recall correctly, there was also the issue that a Nintendo 64 ROM of their game would be fundamentally incompatible with Steam, which (as many forget) is technically their DRM solution. I could be wrong, of course.
How so? There are several recent Steam releases (Demons of Asteborg, Astebros, Earthion) that are just a Megadrive ROM wrapped in an emulator.
> And Valve it seems wants to improve their relationship with Nintendo
Valve are the 200kg gorilla of the gaming industry and can throw their weight around.
However Nintendo are a 250kg gorilla.
A very vindictive, petty 250kg gorilla at that