Gamestop Lawsuit

[GhostOverride]

Leave it to New Jersey..go get em. Found this on Joystiq today


A federal judge has denied Gamestop's motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed over the absence of single-use downloadable content codes for used games, Polygon reports (http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/9/4606352/gamestop-lawsuit-over-used-game-prices). The lawsuit alleges that this practice violates the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.

United States District Judge Robert Kugler's opinion on the lawsuit revealed that the three plaintiffs believed "their pre-owned video games would include all of the content of a new video game." They also alleged that purchasing a used game and a new single-use code actually cost more than if they had purchased a new $60 game.

The plaintiffs claim that GameStop knew "DLC was not included with the purchase of pre-owned games, but did not reveal this fact to plaintiffs." They also allege that GameStop "induced" them to purchase used games by stating that its "used game trade program creates value for customers" and by printing savings on receipts.

[Bull3tBait]

Not surprising. Question is how much are the plaintiffs paying for this lawsuit over a $60 game. I lived in NJ most of my adult life and every GameStop I've been to they always told me the used game codes were probably already redeemed.


There Ain't no Rest for the Wicked.....

[River_Rat_459]

Not surprising. Question is how much are the plaintiffs paying for this lawsuit over a $60 game. I lived in NJ most of my adult life and every GameStop I've been to they always told me the used game codes were probably already redeemed.


There Ain't no Rest for the Wicked.....

Same here. It'll be interesting to see where this goes.

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[KaNtSt0PMeH]

I hope GameStop gets pooped on.

[iamthesgt]

I don't see how this case can go forward. Unless they can prove GameStop willfully received customers into thinking the game code was included, this case should go nowhere.

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[NwG_SnakeEyes]

Seems like a waste of time to me. I'm pretty sure it's costing them more in fees than what it will accomplish in the long run

[jxspyder]

I don't see how this case can go forward. Unless they can prove GameStop willfully received customers into thinking the game code was included, this case should go nowhere.

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Should go nowhere. Doesn't mean it will unfortunately. The really pathetic part is that this has been an ongoing practice for the better part of the last 5+ years. If they actually rule against Gamestop, this is going to open the floodgates for pretty much everyone who has ever purchased a game used that requires a one-time code.

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[GhostOverride]

I don't see this going the whole distance, it was just remarkable that the judge ruled against their petition to dismiss. I don't know how deep the pockets are of those going after Gamestop but they found a way to start at least.