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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
7 FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE
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RYAN DIAZ, JARED THOMPSON, ARIEL
NO. 2:19-cv-01116-TSZ
9 ENRIQUEZ, PAUL BARR, JOHN RIOS,
DAVID GUY, LISANDRO LIZARDO, CHRIS PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED
10 LUEBCKE, ROBERT FOUCHA, NICHOLAS CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
YOCHHEIM, ALEC COLLINS, ZACKERY
11 REED, GRANT HOELSCHER, MICHAEL JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
OREN, NATHAN AIMSWORTH, JASON
12 COFFEY-WOLFGANG, ERIC WILSON,
LYDIA DELOACH,
13 Plaintiffs,
v.
14
NINTENDO OF AMERICA, INC.,
15 Defendant.
16
TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC CHIMICLES SCHWARTZ KRINER
17 Kim D. Stephens, WSBA #11984 & DONALDSON-SMITH LLP
Jason T. Dennett, WSBA #30686 Benjamin F. Johns (pro hac vice)
18 Kaleigh N.B. Powell, WSBA #52684 Andrew W. Ferich (pro hac vice)
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200 Alex M. Kashurba (pro hac vice)
19 Seattle, Washington 98101 361 West Lancaster Avenue
Telephone: 206-682-5600 Haverford, PA 19041
20 Fax: 206-682-2992 Telephone: 610-642-8500
kstephens@tousley.com Fax: 610-649-3633
21 jdennett@tousley.com bfj@chimicles.com
kpowell@tousley.com awf@chimicles.com
22 amk@chimicles.com
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2 Plaintiffs Ryan Diaz, Jared Thompson, Ariel Enriquez, Paul Barr, John Rios, David Guy,
3 Lisandro Lizardo, Chris Luebcke, Robert Foucha, Nicholas Yochheim, Alec Collins, Zackery
4 Reed, Grant Hoelscher, Michael Oren, Nathan Aimsworth, Jason Coffey-Wolfgang, Eric Wilson,
5 Lydia DeLoach, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, by and through
6 counsel, bring this action against Defendant Nintendo of America, Inc. (“Nintendo”). Plaintiffs’
7 allegations herein are based upon personal knowledge and belief as to their own acts and upon
8 the investigation of their counsel and information and belief as to all other matters.
9 INTRODUCTION
11 themselves and similarly situated consumers who purchased Nintendo Switch game systems,
12 including the original Nintendo Switch and the new Nintendo Switch Lite, as well as the
14 2. The Switch is manufactured, marketed, and sold by Nintendo. The initial Switch
15 was first made available for purchase in the United States on March 3, 2017. Prior to that date, on
16 January 13, 2017, Nintendo hosted a Launch Event, the video of which is widely available on
17 YouTube (the “Launch Event”).1 Several Nintendo executives touted the durability and features
18 of the Joy-Con controllers at the Launch Event. For example, Reggie Fils-Amie, the President and
19 COO of Nintendo of America, described them as “amazing controllers [that] combine all the
20 gameplay innovations that Nintendo invented, and adds to it.”2 Yoshiaki Koizumi, the Nintendo
21
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23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsiRY521Nis (last visited Sept. 26, 2019).
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