Video Game Law Blog — Grandma Files FTC Complaint over Wii Bundling

Grandma Files FTC Complaint over Wii Bundling

November 29, 2006 at 4:26 pm - by Dale Dietrich

Shelly Peruso reserved two Wii Consoles at a local Pennsylvania Saturday Matinee store on October 13th. She put $100 down on deposit. When she went to pick them up last week the clerk said she must also purchase two games per console. She says she was never told this when she reserved the system.

Dale’s Comment: While I don’t believe she’ll have much success if she were to argue console/game bundling is problematic, she’ll probably have an actionable claim (if it goes that far) on both a basic contract formation and consumer protection basis. If the receipt she received isn’t explicit on the point, the verbal contract should govern.

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