Nobody gets to sleep in their neighborhood, alleges couple.
A couple from Detroit, Michigan has sued the gaming sensation Pokémon Go alleging that the game is making them miserable, reported Detroit Free Press.
Scott Dodich and Jayme Gotts-Dodich filed the suit in federal court in California on August 10 alleging that the Pokémon players are overwhelming their neighborhood and are disturbing their normal life.
The couple said that the players crushed their landscapes, peer through their windows, and some even cuss at them.
“Nobody gets sleep anymore. How is this acceptable? … They hang out on our lawns, trample landscaping, look in vehicles … We don’t feel safe … I don’t feel safe sitting on our porch,” the lawsuit said.
‘When we ask these unwanted guests to leave, we are threatened, they don’t listen, give attitude, and leave when they want,’ the couple said in the suit.
Though the couple approached the company to find a solution to the issue, they received a usual response thanking them for the inquiry. They decided to file a suit after complaining about the players for weeks.
Apart from Niantic, the San Francisco-based software company that developed and published Pokémon Go, the couple has also sued Nintendo, which owns 32% in the Pokemon company, and Pokemon Co., which is headquartered in Tokyo.
They said that the Pokestops and gyms are being placed on or near private property without the permission of the owner and the game developers have made millions disturbing the life of common people.
Scott Dodich and Jayme Gotts-Dodich live across from Wahby Park in the St Clair Shores neighborhood, a Pokemon hotspot, where hundreds of players gather daily to catch the virtual monster.
The lawsuit claims that the makers of the game acknowledge the presence of Pokemon on private property saying, “If you can’t get to the Pokestop because it’s on private property, there will be more just around the corner, so don’t worry!”
The couple wants the makers to stop placing Pokestop on or near private property and want the company to share a portion of its profit with the residents whose properties have been used to place the Pokestop.