why isnt mario on steam

[Wenda]

i would buy it

[vkobe]

because nintendo didnt buy steam

[Hammer Of Evil]

nintendo is a pearl clutching organization that will sue you. thats basically why.

[Tristin]

Two different platform. Competitions.

[Der tüddelige Fußgänger]

tldr
Money

[Der tüddelige Fußgänger]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118310/RetroArch/
Oh wait I am sorry.
You could technically play Nintendo games on Steam. There is the emulator.
It's just that you need roms, which are illegal to obtain by simply downloading from the internet.

[WarHeRo]

if mario comes w/h dogs i'd buy it

[The guy from Ace Attorney]

idk

[sleeps]

exclusivity.

sony did the right thing tho especially when sony is already that big to begin with

sadly that's not the case with nintendo. there's always one option for that

should i mention about how their in house consoles are some of their main income? that is also some of the consideration. and no cut in profit too because it's their consoles.

[AustrAlien2010]

Because they don't need to? They're probably in the luxurious position of doing fine. They don't need the money.

Also, apparently, nobody on PC knows what "mario" is, because the titles they did put on PC barely sold any copies, and almost nobody seemed interested in them.

[Messy]

Why isnt Pokemon on Steam?

[Birds]

international copyright issues.

[AustrAlien2010]

I wouldn't get them, if I were you. Because they have to be played with gamepads. And gamepads are generally of shoddy quality.

[Ȼħⱥꞥꞥēł8753452]

Because luigi is on steam

[Candyy]

Does that matter?

[Jeff]

No doubt they view the Nintendo universe as way too good to be subject to the likes of the Steam community. They protect their character/properties and I respect them for that. They don't always prioritize money/potential earnings. Other things are important to them, like 'who's playing our games, and what is that community like?' etc.