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> But in this case if they lose in court they will lose far more then "just" dolphin being on steam. The only thing they'd really lose is the money they alread
by mcpackieh 3y ago
> But in this case if they lose in court they will lose far more then "just" dolphin being on steam.
The only thing they'd really lose is the money they already spent on lawyers, and they're more than happy to accept that loss. Nintendo will sue in futile situations just to make the other party miserable.
- dathinab 3y agoNo they set legal precedence that Nintendo device emulators are legally okay (as long as they don't do anything additional etc.). And publicity, too. If you considers how many people in this chat alone just blindly assumed it's illegal, and that's given a "more tech affine audience of HN, then that is a huge deal.
- red-iron-pine 3y agoThat's not how legal precedents works. Just winning or losing a case won't necessarily shift what or how the law functions. Nor does Valve have anything to gain if this actually shifts legal precedents; it may even hurt them in the long run. Legal or illegal doesn't matter, this is a cost-benefit for defending someone else's project, and the cost is plainly not worth it.