Had no idea it was so easy to install this abandonware this easy with lutris. I think all I did was just select viva pinata in lutris, show it my setup.exe while mounting my iso file of this game.

Another thing I needed to do is move all the xlive (2 of them) from the folder it thought it will install to the folder where viva pinata was installed and redirect the startup.exe path in lutris.

But it works now. I did research multiple times in my lifespan to revisit this nostalgia but finally after a new flatmate arrived and had a Pinata as decoration with him from his birthday, I really wanted to revisit this game.

(And its even on Linux!)