I don't think it matters if Nintendo approves. There is a ton of 'homebrew' for the NES that contains no proprietary Nintendo code, and I doubt that any part o

I don't think it matters if Nintendo approves. There is a ton of 'homebrew' for the NES that contains no proprietary Nintendo code, and I doubt that any part of the 'hardware' being emulated is protected intellectual property. A case can easily be made that it is designed with home brew ROMs in mind. Despite the obvious fact that it will inevitably be used for copyright infringement.