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Read the emails: Valve helped Nintendo kick the Dolphin Emulator off Steam

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/1/23745772/valve-nintendo-dolphin-emulator-steam-emails

But it may have a very good reason for playing chicken.

Read the emails: Valve helped Nintendo kick the Dolphin Emulator off Steam

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When those measures are circumvented, Nintendo and third-party game developers suffer tremendous harm because, for example, individuals can then use the emulator to play pirated games.

Those pesky pirates are playing games available exclusively on the second-hand market on consoles we're not selling anymore!

Edit: Word order to make it less confusing.