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Nintendo vice president of corporate affairs Denise Kaigler recently announced via the Nintendo Minute feature on IGN that she would be vacating her position in order to spend more time with her family. In the post, she explained, “it’s a fact of life that job and family often pull us in opposite directions. As regular readers of this feature know, this has proved particularly challenging for me,” later adding “the time has come where I need to choose one over the other … and I have to choose my family.”

We wish Kaigler the best of luck in this new venture, and hope that wherever she may end up, she retains her unconventionally sassy interviewing technique.

Nintendo’s Denise Kaigler steps down to spend time with family originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on November 21st, 2009 at 1:30pm by Griffin McElroy
Filed Under: Nintendo, Nintendo of America, business, denise-kaigler, family, vice-president

After being banned from the PlayStation Network for hateful comments stated in Resistance’s online community, Erik Estavillo launched not one, but two, lawsuits against Sony for infringing on his “first amendment rights” — an argument that was shot down by Judge Ronald Whyte simply because “Sony is not part of the government.”

However, what Estavillo lacks in civil online discourse, he makes up for with sheer determination and persistence. In addition to Sony, he now has both Microsoft and Nintendo in his sights. Estavillo is seeking $75,000 from Microsoft for the “undue stress” and “sadness” caused by his Xbox 360’s RROD. “Microsoft should have to bear the burden that is now put on the shoulders of this disabled plaintiff,” his claim states — a burden that is equivalent to the sum of 375 Xbox 360 systems, apparently. Nintendo is being sued for interfering with Estavillo’s “pursuit of happiness.” And how exactly is Nintendo doing that? “Deleting, blocking or prohibiting the Homebrew Channel and Ocarina applications” via a system update.

We’re hoping you can see the sheer brilliance of Estavillo’s strategy. He’s offering the perfect opportunity for PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo fans to agree on something for once.

Banned PSN player sues Nintendo and Microsoft originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on November 20th, 2009 at 8:30pm by Andrew Yoon
Filed Under: Erik Estavillo, Nintendo, Xbox 360, homebrew, lawsuit, microsoft, rrod

After having is case against Sony for being banned from PSN was tossed in the trash, it looks like Erik Estavillo is at it again. This time he is targeting both Microsoft and Nintendo.  This guy sure does love to sue people.

Estavillo plans on suing Microsoft for the RROD(red ring of death) his Xbox has received. Estavillo says that being disabled, he can’t afford to pay the “well over $100″ fee to get his system fixed and can’t afford purchasing a new one.  Estavillo feels “that Microsoft should have to bear the burden that is now put on the shoulders of this disabled plaintiff.”  Microsoft is being sued for $75,000 for the “undue stress” Erik has undergone since his 360 bit the dust.

As for Nintendo, he’s pissed off at suing them because a system update blocked his homebrew channel. He used  the channel so he could unlock characters in Mario Kart Wii.  He states that the only way to unlock a single character in Mario Kart Wii is to own Super Mario Galaxy.

Estavillo said, “In essence, Nintendo is forcing customers to buy another game to unlock one character in a different game.” He only wants $5,000 from Nintendo for interfering in his “pursuit of happiness.” He is also seeking an injunction to stop Nintendo from “deleting, blocking or prohibiting the Homebrew Channel and Ocarina applications.”

What a mess huh? Estavillo has said he suffers from obsessive -compulsive disorder along with many other conditions.  Let me tell you, we could tell, someone seems a little obsessed with suing video game companies.

Banned Resistance Gamer Targets MS and NOA in Latest Suits [Game Politics]

Posted on November 20th, 2009 at 6:53am by Kreyg
Filed Under: Erik Estavillo, Main, Micrsoft, News, Nintendo, PS3, Sue, Suing, Wii, Xbox 360, court, featured, hot, lawsuit, legal

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Nintendo knows that pretty soon everyone will be in the malls trying to find that perfect gift. Unless you are like me and skipping gifts this year. But if you find yourself in a mall, then look for Nintendo at the 35 malls below. They’ll be there demoing brand new games from Nintendo for the holidays.

The mall tour starts November 23 and will be at the malls below through December 20.

“Using the Wii console’s popular motion controls, Nintendo Holiday Mall Experience participants can play activities like archery and basketball in Wii Sports Resort™, explore the four-person multiplayer excitement of New Super Mario Bros. ™ Wii, step onto the Wii Balance Board™ accessory to experience new activities and enhanced features in the fitness-themed Wii Fit™ Plus, and more. They can also pick up a Nintendo DSi system to sample hand-held games such as Style Savvy, which lets players manage their own virtual boutique, the puzzle-based Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box™ and the highly anticipated The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks after its launch on Dec. 7.”

Here are the malls they will be at:
The Nintendo Holiday Mall Experience runs Nov. 23 through Dec. 20 at the following locations:

Chandler Fashion Center in Chandler, Ariz.
Westfield Culver City in Culver City, Calif.
Westfield Parkway in El Cajon, Calif.
Ontario Mills in Ontario, Calif.
Westfield San Francisco Centre in San Francisco
Danbury Fair Mall in Danbury, Conn.
Orange Park Mall in Orange Park, Fla.
Florida Mall in Orlando, Fla.
Tyrone Square in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Lenox Square in Atlanta
River Oaks Center in Calumet City, Ill.
Greenwood Park in Greenwood, Ind.
Arundel Mills in Hanover, Md.
South Shore Plaza in Braintree, Mass.
Burlington Mall in Burlington, Mass.
Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn.
Southdale Center in Edina, Minn.
Deptford Mall in Deptford, N.J.
Queens Center in Elmhurst, N.Y.
Roosevelt Field in Garden City, N.Y.
Galleria of White Plains in White Plains, N.Y.
The Mall at Tuttle Crossing in Dublin, Ohio
Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City
Franklin Mills in Philadelphia
Wolfchase Galleria in Memphis, Tenn.
Grapevine Mills in Grapevine, Texas
Irving Mall in Irving, Texas
Ingram Park Mall in San Antonio
Chesapeake Square in Chesapeake, Va.
Virginia Center Commons in Glen Allen, Va.
Tysons Corner Center in McLean, Va.
Potomac Mills in Prince William, Va.
Northgate Mall in Seattle
Westfield Southcenter in Seattle
Southridge Mall in Greendale, Wisc.

Posted on November 18th, 2009 at 3:42pm by GamingAngel
Filed Under: Games, Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, News, Nintendo, Video game, Wii, new-super-mario-bros, nintendo-dsi

Mr Iwata introduces us to the Wii Vitality Sensor device

The last time we saw or heard anything about the Vitality Sensor was at this past E3. Since then it’s been nothing but a flat line in terms of new information on the peripheral. But it looks like we’re going to get some new information about the Vitality Sensor at next year’s E3.

In an interview with Kotaku, Reggie Fils-Aime stated: “We will show off the Vitality Sensor with software at E3. I’m not going to give you any more hints beyond that.”

We’ve suggested that we may see the Vitality Sensor in use with an upcoming Hudson title which the producer promptly denied. I guess we’ll see at E3.

Posted on November 18th, 2009 at 1:12pm by GamingAngel
Filed Under: Electronic Entertainment Expo, News, Nintendo, Wii, kotaku, reggie, reggie-fils-aime