Author Topic: Mary-Kate and Ashely Sue Acclaim (Read 5829 times)

TheYoungerPlumber · « **on:** April 25, 2004, 08:42:13 PM »

The Olsen twins claim Acclaim neglected their games and their royalties.

The two identical starlets are no push-overs! On Celebrity Justice, Mary-Kate and Ashley announced they are suing Acclaim for abandoning their game franchise and skimping out on promised royalties.

According to entertainment litigator Chuck Kenworthy, the twins are suing to protect their image and assert their dominance in the entertainment industry.

"It's not surprising that the Olsen twins are taking things to court, enforcing their rights -- they need to do that," Kenworthy told us. "The word gets out on the street that a performer is not enforcing his or her rights and you're going to get taken advantage of sooner or later."

The law suit maintains that the girls’ partnership with Acclaim is “the single dark spot” in their career. The suit is not about the money, but instead their pride. Acclaim has not commented on the suit.

RABicle · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2004, 08:49:43 PM »

Like having a few dozen million dollars between the two of you isn't enough...

I hope they win though, Acclaim need a good punch in the face.

RedTide · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2004, 09:15:56 PM »

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Like having a few dozen million dollars between the two of you isn't enough...

I hope they win though, Acclaim need a good punch in the face.

I coulda swore they were billionaires by now, but yeah, I wish nothing but misery on Acclaim.

SatansNemesis · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2004, 09:49:42 PM »

"Our last film was a flop and we need to make more than a few million a year to survive"

Berto2K · « **Reply #4 on:** April 25, 2004, 10:37:26 PM »

Ya they are billionares now. With the clothing line, licenses on everything you could imagine in toys stores, movies, tv, books. I'n not saying that any of it is necessarily good, but it sells to who they want it to. But they still have very right to sure just like anyone else who had a contract broken on them. I hope they win.

Rob91883 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 25, 2004, 10:51:55 PM »

I will be happy with either parties loss.

MysticGohan24 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 25, 2004, 11:01:55 PM »

Could this get any funnier? lol remember Dave Mirra? or Was it Matt Offman? I think it was Dave lol, who was doing that to acclaim when they did BMX XXX and Dave wasn't a happy camper.

But that was patched up, Maybe the Olsen Twins want to have a game based on them

just like hookers

I care for neither, but I hope Acclaim burns in hell, they haven't had a decent hit since Turok.

S-U-P-E-R · « **Reply #7 on:** April 25, 2004, 11:13:41 PM »

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assert their dominance

frankly I'm aroused

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #8 on:** April 26, 2004, 01:54:05 AM »

Frankly enough, I hope MK&A lose...Then maybe it will reveal to people you can't sue and win over every little thing that you don't like in life...

RABicle · « **Reply #9 on:** April 26, 2004, 03:35:23 AM »

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I coulda swore they were billionaires by now, but yeah, I wish nothing but misery on Acclaim.

Yeah your proably right. So erm when i said a few dozen million I meant 100 dozen or so! Erm yeah!

Go Mary go Kate go Ashley!

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #10 on:** April 26, 2004, 03:43:15 AM »

Well, Bill, tell that to Michael Douglas and Cathrine Zeta-Jones for suing, and winning, after a British (I think) tabloid printed "bad" photo's of their wedding.

And they aren't exactly identical, they're fraternal.

theasylumofthedamned · « **Reply #11 on:** April 26, 2004, 04:40:52 AM »

If you ask me, based on how well their games sold, Acclaim should pay the Olsens every penny that they owe them. That's what, two bucks?

couchmonkey · « **Reply #12 on:** April 26, 2004, 05:10:16 AM »

Jeez, so much hatred for Acclaim. It's not like you have to buy their games or anything. How would you like it if you had teachers in school that wrote "BURN IN HELL" on your exams whenever you got D or an F? Or if you had a boss that told you, "I hope someone sues you and takes away your livelihood since you're late for work pretty often."

Anyway, I hope whomever deserves to win wins.

Deguello · « **Reply #13 on:** April 26, 2004, 06:22:16 AM »

"Jeez, so much hatred for Acclaim."

It's not that they make crap games. Well... not JUST that. Acclaim has been a moron festival ever since this generation began. Worst of all have been their "wacky zany" ad campaigns. Like the one where they would defile a grave to advertise for ShadowMan 2. Or where they would compensate your endangering of lives by paying off your speeding tickets on a certain day. Or their attempt to scar children for life by having them named after their washed up game character Turok. That kind of crap makes people remeber Acclaim for their asinine advertising rather than any game they've made. And Coincidentally, Acclaim has made nothing but near-unanimously concurred garbage this entire generation. And despite their obviously horrible games and stupid advertising campaigns, they still found the time to fling mud at a console manufacturer, shirking off all the fault that is so obviously theirs. So yeah, I guess you could say there is a lot of hatred for Acclaim nowadays.

The karmic wheel of justice now turns to Acclaim. It's hard to root for somebody in this case, but me, but I hope Acclaim loses just so they nearly go bankrupt and have to rethink their business.

Bloodworth · « **Reply #14 on:** April 26, 2004, 06:43:35 AM »

Hah hah! The short translation is that Mary Kate & Ashley are suing Acclaim for making crappy games, and they can since their names are on them.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #15 on:** April 26, 2004, 07:19:21 AM »

This is actually pretty good for the industry. Acclaim made bad games based on the MK&A licence and are getting sued because of it. If this sort of thing becomes more common then developers will have to put more effort into licenced games for fear of getting sued if the game sucks. So we'll either get less licenced games or more good licenced games. That's win-win.

It's kind of a shame though for Acclaim. Although they've brought all of their problems on themselves they're getting kicked while they're down and probably won't recover from this.

WuTangTurtle · « **Reply #16 on:** April 26, 2004, 10:18:53 AM »

I for one hate Acclaim as much as anyone but seriously Mary Kate and Ashley being in the game industry period is just wrong in the first place. I hope Acclaim is bitch slapped by the judge and Mary Kate and Ashley are told to stand in a corner for um i dunno the rest of their freakin lives!

Joshums2 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 26, 2004, 10:53:24 AM »

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The Olsen twins claim Acclaim neglected their games and their royalties.

The two identical starlets are no push-overs!

Actually they're paternal twins.

Also, for those who are following the countdown, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will be 18 and legal in: 6wks 5days 10hrs 56mins 41secs

nickmitch · « **Reply #18 on:** April 26, 2004, 11:45:52 AM »

They both (well all three) need to get slapped. MK&A for having a video game and Acclaim for making something that stupid.
And reading "MK&A claim Acclaim..." just made me laugh for some reason.

theRPGFreak · « **Reply #19 on:** April 26, 2004, 03:16:35 PM »

I think that to solve this problem, we should bury all remains of their games in a desert in the middle of nowhere like they did with the E.T. game. At least the people who made that movie didn't sue Atari over it.

ThePerm · « **Reply #20 on:** April 26, 2004, 03:41:53 PM »

47 more days till they turn 18

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #21 on:** April 26, 2004, 04:01:20 PM »

I always thought something was fishy with their birthdays. It seemed like one year they turned 10, the next year they turned 16, and now it's been like 5 years and they're only 18.....strange

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #22 on:** April 26, 2004, 04:29:18 PM »

It's simple, they're Highlanders.

Soon they'll stop aging at some ripe age and then decimate humanity one beheading at a time.

ThePerm · « **Reply #23 on:** April 26, 2004, 04:39:09 PM »

heheh i was watching an old episode of full house..michelle was sick...and joey and jesses had to stick a thermometer up her ass to take her temperature.

MysticGohan24 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 26, 2004, 10:42:22 PM »

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heheh i was watching an old episode of full house..michelle was sick...and joey and jesses had to stick a thermometer up her ass to take her temperature.

lol Acclaim could use that old thing as black mail ( knowing them they probably would )

I wonder if they still like the Thermometer up the ass?

must be their posture

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Author Topic: Mary-Kate and Ashely Sue Acclaim (Read 5829 times)