Wilson v. Midway Games, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• stating that, on motion to dismiss, “the issue is not whether a plaintiff will ultimately prevail but whether the claimant is entitled to offer evidence to support the claims”
• noting that these are not comparable to the simplistic pinball machine-type games
• noting that these are not comparable to the simplistic pinball machine-type games
• discussing intricacies of “Mortal Kombat” wherein players control game and exercise choices to further game
• discussing intricacies of \Mortal Kombat\ wherein players control game and exercise choices to further game
• noting first amendment protection applies to video game Mortal Kombat wherein player assumes identity of a character, engages and challenges other characters in battles, and at appropriate time as determined by player employs “finishing move” which is unique to that character

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).