Gamer appeals Sony dismissal, sues Nintendo and Microsoft

Updating our earlier item: a San Jose man has appealed a federal court’s dismissal of his suit against Sony for kicking him off the PlayStation network. He’s also suing Nintendo over its Wii update locking out certain unauthorized third-party software, and Microsoft over a “red ring of death” failure on his XBox. [Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot; & welcome Above the Law readers]

3 Comments

  • His “legal theory” is infringing on his right to pursue happiness. If you’re suing on that theory, wouldn’t your first targets be organizations like the IRS? Reading about this guy, Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft sound like his only *sources* of happiness.

  • Seems to me that he’d be real happy if he could get a couple of million dollars out of them.

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