The Backstory of Dolphin and the Legalities of Emulation

Dolphin, a group of people who developed a Wii U emulator, faced legal issues when Nintendo demanded that the emulator be removed from the Steam store. Although building an emulator is legal, Dolphin had obtained and distributed an illegal encryption key, which allowed the Wii U to connect to games. This raised questions about the distribution of company-owned content. The future of game emulation may become more challenging as companies find ways to prevent it. Additionally, the distribution and sale of ROMs are illegal due to copyright infringement. Many people in this space believe that the current copyright system is broken and needs to be fixed. The notion that games should be inaccessible for 90 years is widely regarded as a bad idea.