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Will this madness ever stop? | |
Next he'll sue Nasa for seeing things he can't see with those evil telescopes, then the state for making their borders too far. Seriously you can only feel sorry so much till something like this happens, you break the contract of the EULA it's your fault case closed. | |
He will not succeed against Nintendo, it's a breach of the T&C's. Also he's just a bloody idiot with the 360, he try phoning Microsoft? Doubt it. I hope no judge takes this case and he gets laughed out. Disabled or not he's an idiot. | |
I think this guy needs to shut up, he failed at suing sony, so what makes him think that he can get away with suing MICROSOFT and NINTENDO?!?! he should quit before it's too late... EDIT: because I mis-spoke | |
I'd feel a little sympathy if he sued for the value of the RRoD console. | |
Let me get this straight, he can pay $15/month for Live, but he can't afford the postage to send his 360 for repair. Unless of course he chipped it, but then he gets what he deserves. | |
Considering you don't need any money to replace a red ringed 360, he might actually get counter sued by microsoft. They send you the box and pay for your shipping. | |
Next thing he will be suing sega because he didnt like the last sonic game. | |
Hey, he's paying his money to go to court, I wonder where he'll be when he uses all his disability payout in court, and won't have any money to pay for XBL or new games. Or power. Or food. I just want to stick this guy in a room with Jack Thompson and see what happens. | |
Good lord, what's next? "Gah! I coughed! I must now sue the air!" | |
He can't win against Nintendo, because you CAN unlock every character without Super Mario Galaxy. ...It's just REALLY bloody hard. | |
Why do I want to see either Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft counter sue this guy? Oh that's right because he's a money hungry dick. | |
Well his agoraphobia would probably be cured, for one thing. | |
Can't wait until the courts issue a summary dismissal of all the lawsuits and forces him to pay the legal fees of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. | |
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIllRdSzSug&feature=fvw (Not advertising, It's a Weird Al" Yankovic Song that I think is appropriate) | |
I'd call him an idiot but... 'depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder and Crohn's disease' | |
This kid should get counter sued by the state for wasting everyone's time and taxpayer money. What kind of crazies do they breed in California? This is beyond retarded. | |
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Careful. He might sue The Escapist for being mean to him. | |
... Ok, this blokes just looking for attention now, he's not gona win any of them. | |
I think he forgot to mention chronic INSANITY.
I am fairly certain this guy is above the age of majority. | |
but you don't need to see or meet anyone to fix the red ring of death. All you got to do is use your mouse on their website and then print out the free mail labels and send your system in. ...I'm curious to know if Nintendo can countersue him for breach of contract? by claiming that his acceptance of their system means he must abide by their terms and conditions. By his use of homebrew to acquire assets that they normally sell, they lost revenue for which they feel they must now recover. | |
Wow, just wow, when will he remove his head from his ass and see that he is currently being the biggest idiot and asshole on the planet? | |
this is actually a really smart tactic.. it would cost all of these companies more money to fight it than to just give him the money, as he is asking for very little. This doesn't mean I support the bastard, I can just see what he is doing. I hope this doesn't go all the way, the last thing we need is a class action suite against all of the manufacturers for what amounts to BS | |
someone's looking for attention | |
Wouldn't going to trial be a terribly crippling fear for someone with agoraphobia? He would be in front of a bunch of people that he doesn't know. | |
Why are some people so dumb >.<
I'm actually wondering where he's getting the money for the legal fees if he can't afford to fix his 360 or get a new one, myself. Can always to Trial-by-Telephone. | |
this duechebag has no case in hell, he is odviously after nothing but a free payday, | |
This is why I love the Escapist. Always good for a laugh. | |
Oh, this twit again. Well, he won't win against Nintendo--you agree to all damages done by modding (soft or hard) to be a consequence you face as to doing it. It's in the user license agreement (which nobody reads) that you understand that any unauthorized alterations to your console are your own to deal with. And that he's trying to blame Microsoft for a dead 360 is like blaming a brick for being red--They're not all red, but that's really how one thinks of these things. (And that's enough pissing on the Xbox for now.) Oh, and that he's complaining that you have have to use hacks to get all the characters without owning the other game? It's quite a common trend for Nintendo, but Honestly, my question is--How the hell do you not have SMG??
Haha, how very appropriate. Perhaps he's been listening to too much Weird Al--oh, wait, no, that requires a sense of humor; something, which, sadly, is probably one of the fatalities of his multiplicity of illnesses. | |
He will probably try sue outdoors for scaring him (not sure if that's spelt right) | |
Sure, he's disabled, but he shouldn't get money out of everyone for it. People like that make companies very user-unfriendly. I wish the crazy people that'd sue for practically everything would just stop being so dang selfish. and another thing, Great! He's got attention! But everyone kind of hates him. I wouldn't want negative attention personally. | |
He's suing Microsoft because he can't afford to fix his RRoD....This repair is free and the only thing you have to pay for is the shipping...which is $10.50 if you don't supply your own box. Is he living out of a box with an extension cord running from an electronics store? | |
This guy is awesome, he's just taking it out on bitches now. I can't wait to see how this turns out. | |
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Agoraphobic PS3 Owner Sues Microsoft, Nintendo
The agoraphobic PS3 owner who sued Sony because he was banned from the PlayStation Network has launched two new lawsuits, this time against Microsoft and Nintendo.
Erik Estavillo sued Sony after being banned from the PlayStation Network earlier this year for "inappropriate behavior" while playing Resistance: Fall of Man, seeking $55,000 in punitive damages and "pain and suffering." The case was dismissed in October, with Judge Ronald Whyte ruling that PSN couldn't be held to the same First Amendment standards as a state-owned body and thus hadn't actually violated his rights. Nonetheless, Estavillo announced later in the month he had appealed the dismissal and also filed a second civil suit against Sony for $180,000 in damages.
Apparently not wanting anyone to feel left out, Estavillo has now filed suits against the other two console manufacturers as well. He's seeking $75,000 from Microsoft as a result of his console being hit by the Red Ring of Death; he can't afford to repair or replace the unit because he's disabled, he said, so he's seeking compensation for the "undue stress" he's suffered since the demise of the unit and the "sadness he will have in the meantime of finding one he can afford."
His lawsuit against Nintendo, meanwhile, centers around the 4.3 update to the Wii firmware, which disabled the Homebrew Channel. Estavillo used the Homebrew Channel to unlock characters in Mario Kart Wii and the only way to unlock them without it is to purchase Super Mario Galaxy, essentially "forcing customers to buy another game to unlock one character in a different game." Estavillo is seeking $5,000 from Nintendo as well as an injunction against "deleting, blocking or prohibiting the Homebrew Channel and Ocarina applications."
Estavillo, who said he also suffers from depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder and Crohn's disease, plans to file similar lawsuits at the state level as well.
Source: GamePolitics
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