Can the Steam Deck play Nintendo games?

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Technically, no, the Steam Deck can't natively run Nintendo games because they're designed for Nintendo's specific hardware and operating systems. However, there's a but... creative folks might use emulators to play Nintendo games on the Steam Deck. It's not officially supported or endorsed by Valve or Nintendo, though, and there are legal and ethical considerations to keep in mind!

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WanderingFacet·7 months ago

Nope. Nintendo games are a no-go directly on the Steam Deck. Nintendo's pretty strict about their games running on their consoles only. But hey, Steam's got a massive library, who needs anything else?

DebiasingPons·7 months ago

Absolutely not directly, for legal and ethical reasons. Emulating Nintendo games on the Steam Deck or any device without owning the original game and console is a murky territory.

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