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Uri Geller sues Nintendo's Pokemon

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the this-world-makes-me-giggle dept.

The-Forge writes "In this article at IGN's Sci-Fi Network, everyone's favorite spoon bending psychic, Uri Geller, is sueing Nintendo over a Pokemon charcter. The Pokemon, #65, is named Alakazam. At this point, you're probably asking yourself why. In Japan this Pokemon is called Un-Geller and carries bent spoons around all the time. And the fact that Geller got mobbed when he went X-Mas shopping in Tokyo by kids wanting him to sign their Un-Geller Pokemon cards didn't help much either. " The great part of this whole deal is the dollar amount - Geller's asking for $97 million.

2 of 269 comments (clear)

  1. similarity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5

    If this pokemon character can really bend spoons, then there is little similarity to Mr. Geller

  2. Conspiracy by alannon · · Score: 5

    I believe this is just the beginning of an evil plot by Nintendo to replace all the important and famous people in the world with Pokemon characters.

    Picture if you would a grotesque little monster with greying hair named Clintoboinko that defeats his opponents by whipping out his... umm... on second thought, actually, don't picture that.