Aww... how cute, the twins are all grown up, they even know how to sue now

Postby **Vyse** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 7:47 pm

http://www.nintendojo.com/infocus/view_item.php?1083112183 funniest news evar

Postby **Lightbringer** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 8:13 pm

Like their game would really make money. Pffffft oh well, as I told Vyse earlier, I remember them when they where not evan knee high, and now their all grown up....... and into litigation.

Postby **Arbre** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 8:13 pm

You mean they stopped making Mary-Kate and Ashley games?! :waah!:

How could that possibly be funny, Vyse??!!

Now I'll never get to play those cool games like Mary-Kate and Ashley's Sweet Sixteen car driving game thing or the one that's an organizer/agenda thing. Dude, I'm seriously sad now.

I mean, with games like that on their record, one can only imagine what other video game gems they had in store!

I've never actually played any of their games, though. ^_^

My livejournal · Postby **Zedian** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 8:28 pm

Thank God there are no more games from them, they really should've called it quits as soon as Full House went off the air.

Postby **Kkun** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:26 am

That...makes me want to hit...something. It's amusing, though. That line about 'respected' made me laugh.

Postby **Mr. Rogers** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:49 am

:lol::lol::grin::grin::grin:

Postby **cbwing0** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:02 am

aku_soku_zan wrote:That line about 'respected' made me laugh.

Indeed

Postby **Sieg9986** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:13 am

LOL, I love this quote "running the 'respected' franchise into the ground"

makes me snicker....
*snickers*...

Postby **glitch1501** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:25 am

as soon as i read "the twins" i knew what the article was lol

aku_soku_zan, awesome signature man!

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 9:04 am

Other than the line mentioned by chwing0 and aku_soku_zan, I found it rather dull, actually. Fortunately, it was quite short, so I haven't wasted my time. Though I've seen very little of any regarded games, I'm certain the world is a better place without them.

Postby **Inferno** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 10:30 am

:lol::grin::grin:

Postby **Danyasaur** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 10:57 am

the most horific, terible, freaky, scary, frightening game on this earth. . . . "Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen's Shoping Spree"! AHHHHHHHHHHH! *runs of screaming*

Postby **CobaltAngel** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 12:48 pm

My reaction when you sent me that link last night was, "What dorks. O.o;;;" LOL, that is so DUMB! >.>;;; Pssft. Left me say it again. Psssft.

Postby **Straylight** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:02 pm

" wrote:According to the suit, Acclaim's mishandling of the videogame line has created "the single dark spot on the otherwise unblemished success story of the Mary-Kate and Ashley brand across myriad media and territories."

The irony of that statement totally cracks me up... free cookies for anyone who finds an Acclaim title that would sell worse than the Olsen stuff.

Postby **Azier the Swordsman** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 3:50 pm

The reason they abandoned the games is probably because they didn't sell. I doubt Acclaim even has royalties to give.

Postby **Ashley** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:07 pm

I'm not sure which is more embarrasing: the fact those girls and I are (supposedly) the same age, or the fact that I have more than one of their movies in my house (my sister is a very dedicated fan)

Postby **Link Antilles** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:33 pm

Ok... what does this really matter to them? Probably not much at all, I guess they're using Acclaim as an example. It's under $500,000 and they have around $15 million.... each! I read some estimate their net worth will reach into the billions by the time they're 21.

Straylight wrote: free cookies for anyone who finds an Acclaim title that would sell worse than the Olsen stuff.

Heh, don't be surprise if there is another game that sells less.... Acclaim has had a few... questionable adverting ploys in their past....

Anybody recall these marketing attempts by Acclaim?

1. Burn Out 2 - To celebrate the release of the game, Acclaim offered to refund the fines of any driver caught by speed cameras.
2. Turok Evolution - To celebrate the release of this poor game, Acclaim offered to buy the rights to legally rename five gamers "Turok" for an entire year.
3. BMX XXX - This by itself is an immortal embarrassment to the gaming world.
4. There was the decision to offer to pay for the funerals of the recently deceased in return for the right to place a small billboard on the headstone advertising Shadowman 2.

Postby **Straylight** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:39 pm

4. There was the decision to offer to pay for the funerals of the recently deceased in return for the right to place a small billboard on the headstone advertising Shadowman 2

That's the craziest thing I've heard all week... obviously the men in white coats need to pay a visit to the Acclaim marketing department!

Postby **TwilightApostle** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:47 pm

That can't be true. I don't believe it. That's just...terrible.

Postby **Azier the Swordsman** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 5:45 pm

Link Antilles wrote:Anybody recall these marketing attempts by Acclaim?

1. Burn Out 2 - To celebrate the release of the game, Acclaim offered to refund the fines of any driver caught by speed cameras.
2. Turok Evolution - To celebrate the release of this poor game, Acclaim offered to buy the rights to legally rename five gamers "Turok" for an entire year.
3. BMX XXX - This by itself is an immortal embarrassment to the gaming world.
4. There was the decision to offer to pay for the funerals of the recently deceased in return for the right to place a small billboard on the headstone advertising Shadowman 2.

Well, at least they're creative....

Too bad that kind of talent doesn't seem to make it into their games very well.

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 5:14 am

Link Antilles wrote:1. Burn Out 2 - To celebrate the release of the game, Acclaim offered to refund the fines of any driver caught by speed cameras.
2. Turok Evolution - To celebrate the release of this poor game, Acclaim offered to buy the rights to legally rename five gamers "Turok" for an entire year.
3. BMX XXX - This by itself is an immortal embarrassment to the gaming world.
4. There was the decision to offer to pay for the funerals of the recently deceased in return for the right to place a small billboard on the headstone advertising Shadowman 2.

I do not remember them, but I am glad that you informed me. This is some of most interesting and humorous stuff I have heard recently.

Postby **Solid Ronin** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:36 am

Only Acclaim would even TRY to make such games....How are they still around.

Postby **Hitokiri** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:31 pm

Turok Evolution is a FUN game...sure lacks plot and character developement but seriously, ntohing is more funner then blasting a dinosaur/human creature with a shotgun or making them implode with that cube bomb.

and the multiplayer is very cool, me and my friends plays that for hours.

Other than that Acclaim just stinks.

Postby **The_Marauding_Maniac** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:47 pm

Wow O.o That Acclaim.... >.> <.< Kati gave away a game called Mary-Kate and ashleys haunted house, by putting a sticker on it that said something else

Postby **CobaltAngel** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 2:03 pm

Yeah! That was funny! Someone gave it to me for christmas or something, and I put some other game's sticker on it and gave it to my friend. XD

Postby **Taslin_Jewel** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 2:28 pm

I remember that...I still have it somewhere.

Postby **YesIExist** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 5:14 pm

Yup, it does sound like Acclaim is being made into an example.

I think that the twins are just trying to cover up their embarrassment that their games were awful. It's Akklaim's fault they're crap? To me, those games are inherently crappy. The twins are in denial; if not, they're covering it up through this lawsuit.

Postby **YesIExist** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 5:16 pm

The_Marauding_Maniac wrote:Wow O.o That Acclaim.... >.> <.< Kati gave away a game called Mary-Kate and ashleys haunted house, by putting a sticker on it that said something else

LOL! You can't even give it away!

Postby **Azier the Swordsman** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 8:05 pm

It's time for another round of everyone's favorite game, What If!, ladies and gentlemen.

What if the MK and A games were made by....

Squaresoft

Shinji Mikami (Director of Resident Evil)

Hideo Kojima (Creator of Metal Gear Solid)

Sonic Team

Shigeru Miyamoto (Mario, Zelda, ect.)

Satoshi Tajiri (Pokemon Creator)

Best answers gets $1,000,000 mailed to their address!

*$1,000,000 not included*

Postby **Kkun** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 8:33 pm

glitch1501 wrote:as soon as i read "the twins" i knew what the article was lol

aku_soku_zan, awesome signature man!

Thanks a lot, I got a wild hair the other day to make a Five Iron banner since I've never had one. It came out better than I expected.

Er..
Off topic.

Olsen twins are money grubbing. That's right, they grub money. :eyebrow:

Aww... how cute, the twins are all grown up, they even know how to sue now

Aww... how cute, the twins are all grown up, they even know how to sue now

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