That's my summary of the article, but is pretty accurate I'd say
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6240940.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;2
Here's some gems:
In the suit, the San Jose, California gamer takes exception to a recent Nintendo Wii system update that disables access to unauthorized third-party programs like the Homebrew Channel. Specifically, the plaintiff is upset about losing the ability to use a program that would unlock the character Rosalina in Mario Kart Wii. Ordinarily, a player would need to have a Super Mario Galaxy save file on the system in order to unlock that character.
"In federal terms, the plaintiff who relies heavily on video games for happiness, would like the federal court to decide if Nintendo is interfering with certain players' pursuit of happiness which is stated in the United States Declaration of Independence," the suit states, "where Benjamin Franklin was in agreement with Thomas Jefferson in downplaying the protection of 'property' as a goal of government, replacing the idea with 'happiness.'"
And it gets worse
As for the Microsoft portion of the suit, the gamer had an Xbox 360 system suffer the "red ring of death" failure, and he claims he can't afford the $100 fee Microsoft would charge him to fix it. The suit claims the plaintiff's 360 is "only one of two ways in which he relies on to socialize," as he suffers from depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, and Crohn's disease.
The gamer is asking for $75,000 from Microsoft due to "the stress put on the plaintiff having to find a way to acquire a new Xbox 360 system and the sadness he will have in the mean time of finding one he can afford." As for Nintendo, the plaintiff wants $5,000 for interfering with his pursuit of happiness, and an injunction preventing Nintendo from blocking access to the Homebrew Channel or the program he used to unlock Mario Kart Wii characters.
If he does indeed suffer from all of that, then my sympathies, but IMO he also needs to quit being such a bitch and drop this retarded sense of entitlement that he clearly has if he's asking for such ludicrous compensation. I hate to say it, but I've encountered people before who had certain problems who were just the most spoiled, demanding little shits, bleh...
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6240940.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;2
Here's some gems:
In the suit, the San Jose, California gamer takes exception to a recent Nintendo Wii system update that disables access to unauthorized third-party programs like the Homebrew Channel. Specifically, the plaintiff is upset about losing the ability to use a program that would unlock the character Rosalina in Mario Kart Wii. Ordinarily, a player would need to have a Super Mario Galaxy save file on the system in order to unlock that character.
"In federal terms, the plaintiff who relies heavily on video games for happiness, would like the federal court to decide if Nintendo is interfering with certain players' pursuit of happiness which is stated in the United States Declaration of Independence," the suit states, "where Benjamin Franklin was in agreement with Thomas Jefferson in downplaying the protection of 'property' as a goal of government, replacing the idea with 'happiness.'"
And it gets worse
As for the Microsoft portion of the suit, the gamer had an Xbox 360 system suffer the "red ring of death" failure, and he claims he can't afford the $100 fee Microsoft would charge him to fix it. The suit claims the plaintiff's 360 is "only one of two ways in which he relies on to socialize," as he suffers from depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, and Crohn's disease.
The gamer is asking for $75,000 from Microsoft due to "the stress put on the plaintiff having to find a way to acquire a new Xbox 360 system and the sadness he will have in the mean time of finding one he can afford." As for Nintendo, the plaintiff wants $5,000 for interfering with his pursuit of happiness, and an injunction preventing Nintendo from blocking access to the Homebrew Channel or the program he used to unlock Mario Kart Wii characters.
If he does indeed suffer from all of that, then my sympathies, but IMO he also needs to quit being such a bitch and drop this retarded sense of entitlement that he clearly has if he's asking for such ludicrous compensation. I hate to say it, but I've encountered people before who had certain problems who were just the most spoiled, demanding little shits, bleh...
