Erik Estavillo's list of videogame-related lawsuit insanity keeps growing. First he tried to sue Sony after they banned him from PSN. Then he tried to sue Sony again. Then he tried to sue Microsoft and Nintendo for the RRoD and anti-piracy measures respectively. Then he subpoenaed the founder of Depeche Mode and Winona Ryder in a Blizzard suit. Now he's struck again, this time going after Bill Gates.
Aside from the ridiculousness of bringing Gates into this in the first place, Estavillo's demands are less inane than usual. The troll wants Gates to provide "documents pertaining to the true and relative number of actual Xbox 360 units that have been fixed by Microsoft over the past 3 years." It's a step down from asking Ryder to talk about Catcher in the Rye, at any rate.
When questioned by GamePolitics, Estavillo stated that he has no plans to sue more game companies. We shall see.
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8:00 PM on 11.30.2009
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Why would you feel sorry for someone who is cashing in on Estavillo's stupidity? Believe me, with cases this stupid there is no way he's going pro bono.
Incorrect.
Why did that sound so dirty?
I need this fiasco to be made into a major motion picture. Make it so, Universal!
and then on his second subpoena i was like whos this crazy guy?
then on his third outing i was kinda like getting annoyed
now on this one i gots to say im somewhat of a fan now lols, its like watching a train wreck and that fun lols
As far as I know the frivolity of a lawsuit is something a judge has to decide against a plaintiff.
This is something I would be interested in.
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m'kay
Last I saw he was being interviewed in the that documentary Oh My God. I looked at the trailer for lulz when I heard JT had a part in it but it looks pretty damn good actually so maybe he found something better than, ya know, being a douche.
Failtroll fails.
The rest, the whole terms-and-conditions-fail law suits are bullshit, but had he not created an aura of madness around himself, this one could have a point.
You know it's the fail-y-est console ever made, you know MS is never going to just tell us how many they've had to fix, so maybe this would have been a good way to get that info out of them.
But, he's created this persona of crazy guy that sues games companies, no one will take him seriously now.
Rubbish.
if this guy and jack thompson sued each other the world would implode
But we all know what that means in the gaming world...he's just waiting for the big moment!
No-one cares.
ditto.
I'm nominating you for the next Worst Comment In A Supporting Role Oscar.
Even though I usually feel sorry for siamese twins.
Though I hear it's a nickel since the credit crunch.
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