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Offline Grumpmeister

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I know they say love is blind but this is just bizarre
« on: November 28, 2009, 01:54:29 AM »
I thought this was a practical joke when I first heard about it, but this came from the Telegraph. A japanese man has gotten married. What's so odd about that I hear you ask? Well the blushing bride is Nene Anegasaki, a character from a computer game.  happy001

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/6651021/Japanese-gamer-marries-Nintendo-DS-character.html

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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.


And here she is.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsikPswAYUM

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Re: I know they say love is blind but this is just bizarre
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2009, 07:52:24 AM »
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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.

 eeek:

Honestly it's as if they are trying to imply that wimmin, virtual or not, are easily impressed / bought / fooled  whistle:
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Re: I know they say love is blind but this is just bizarre
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2009, 08:05:11 AM »
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on November 28, 2009, 07:52:24 AM
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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.

 eeek:

Honestly it's as if they are trying to imply that wimmin, virtual or not, are easily impressed / bought / fooled  whistle:

Accurate insofar as they are not cheaply impressed / bought / fooled   noooo:
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