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Japanese gamer 'marries' Nintendo DS character



A Japanese man has "married" his video game girlfriend – an anime character who lives inside a Nintendo DS.


The Telegraph

By Matthew Moore
25 Nov 2009



The gamer fell in love with the virtual woman named Nene Anegasaki while playing Love Plus, a dating simulation game.


The aim of Love Plus is to court and build a relationship with one of three cartoon-style women, but virtual romance was not enough for this particular player, identified only by his username Sal9000.

Last weekend he became the first person to officially pledge his love to a video game character in a ceremony at a technology festival in Tokyo.

The couple's special day was witnessed by dozens of computer game fans and overseen by a real-life priest, although he stressed that the "wedding" was not official or legally binding.

However, some reports on computer game websites state that Sal9000 had earlier married his digital bride at a chapel on the Pacific Ocean holiday island of Guam, where wedding laws are less strict.

Japanese computer gamers are known for taking an obsessive approach to their hobby, and Love Plus is the latest game to develop a cult following.

Players are expected to spend hours with their virtual crushes – buying them flowers, taking them for dates and making future plans. The girls alter their behaviour and personality in reaction to how they are treated.


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In a world where men marry men, women marry women, an some odd sorts marry their goats or dogs, whats the big deal about marrying an anime?  Japan is leading the world in developing robotics, and I will guess, without too much concern for my guess being wrong, that at some point, someone will marry their robot.

The next step will be adopting.

A big wonderful family.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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