They may have very little to do with development, but this is still NRS' franchise and the overall product quality should still be their responsibility. If WB is the one directly hiring for the contracting out of the port, NRS should still be involved in the talks, quality checks, overall oversight of the finished product. It still has NRS' name on the product and it's not like this is HVS' game.
The way I see it, NRS should still be able to drive change. They have the inside knowledge, the connections, the franchise and the leverage. I don't expect we'll ever get anywhere sending messages to WB support or HVS' twitter. It seems futile