Man to marry his video game girlfriend this Sunday

[ManaByte]

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/20/man-to-marry-his-vid.html

Last month, I wrote about a Japanese husband who confessed to his wife that he had a virtual girlfriend, a character from an addictive Nintendo DS game called Love Plus. Now, another man is planning to hold a wedding ceremony with his Love Plus girlfriend this coming Sunday. The man, who calls himself SAL9000, was so in love with Nene Anegasaki that he decided to marry her and take her on a honeymoon to Guam. Of course, this means that he literally just took his Nintendo DS to Guam... while there, he took photos, livecast their adventures on popular video-sharing site Nico Nico Douga, and documented their adventures using the augmented reality iPhone app Sekai Camera. In any case, the guy plans on having a public reception in Tokyo this Sunday. It will be livecast on Nico Nico Douga, but in case you miss it, we'll be bringing you an update early next week. Stay tuned!

[Human Snorenado]

Obviously we stopped with the atomic bombs too soon.

[bork]

How do you marry a character?  I mean, I know there's people in Africa or wherever that have married animals, but this doesn't seem feasible.  Or is it just him holding a mock-wedding for his "waifu?"

If this isn't a sign that Japan needs to wake the fuck up and address its social problems and declining population, I don't know what the hell is. 

[Don Flamenco]

How do you marry a character?  I mean, I know there's people in Africa or wherever that have married animals, but this doesn't seem feasible.  Or is it just him holding a mock-wedding for his "waifu?"

If this isn't a sign that Japan needs to wake the fuck up and address its social problems and declining population, I don't know what the hell is. 

This is the future...we'll start to see this shit become prevalent in the U.S. too.  The internet age just started and we've seen a lot of fucking weird shit already.  Just think-- people are going to want to push those boundaries as the weird stuff becomes more normal. 

[The Fake Shemp]

MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN NOT A MAN AND A VIDEOGAME CHARACTER

SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE THE FLOODGATES OPEN WHAT IS NEXT TEHJAYBO FUCKING A PACK OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING CARDS

[ManaByte]

I wonder if Nintendo will replace his DS after he soils it during the honeymoon. 

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

What's wrong with population decrease, especially if nonviolent?

[Sho Nuff]

I obviously left just in the nick of time

Oh Japan

[Joe Molotov]

while there he...livecast their adventures on popular video-sharing site Nico Nico Douga, and documented their adventures using the augmented reality iPhone app Sekai Camera.

I'm glad Douglas MacArthur didn't live along enough to read that sentence. 

[Don Flamenco]

He could've done better than a shitty low-poly DS girlfriend:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=380355

[Bocsius]

Doesn't he realize how many people she's been with? He thinks that will stop now that he put a virtual ring on her finger?

What an idiot.

[Joe Molotov]

(Image removed from quote.)

That's the closest they can get to sex.

[Human Snorenado]

How do you marry a character?  I mean, I know there's people in Africa or wherever that have married animals, but this doesn't seem feasible.  Or is it just him holding a mock-wedding for his "waifu?"

If this isn't a sign that Japan needs to wake the fuck up and address its social problems and declining population, I don't know what the hell is. 

Oh I'll address their declining population, if you know what I'm talking about.

[Great Rumbler]

I'm glad I live in American where the worst social hiccup is random shooting sprees.

[bork]

How do you marry a character?  I mean, I know there's people in Africa or wherever that have married animals, but this doesn't seem feasible.  Or is it just him holding a mock-wedding for his "waifu?"

If this isn't a sign that Japan needs to wake the fuck up and address its social problems and declining population, I don't know what the hell is. 

Oh I'll address their declining population, if you know what I'm talking about.

I did my part!

[Trent Dole]

Also available in avatar form!

[Bocsius]

I'm glad I live in American where the worst social hiccup is random shooting sprees.

And all of our worst animu freaks move to Japan, thereby becoming "not our problem."

[Great Rumbler]

I'm glad I live in American where the worst social hiccup is random shooting sprees.

And all of our worst animu freaks move to Japan, thereby becoming "not our problem."

Maybe if we could somehow get both groups in the same room together...

[bork]

I'm glad I live in American where the worst social hiccup is random shooting sprees.

And all of our worst animu freaks move to Japan, thereby becoming "not our problem."

Oh, if only that were true.

No wait, I might go back and I got family there.  Isn't it due for Korea to take over the fanboy reigns?  Let 'em go there!

EDIT: Actually, I take that back.  Let 'em all go to Japan and maybe date each other.  But then their offspring...hmm...

[Sho Nuff]

EDIT: Actually, I take that back.  Let 'em all go to Japan and maybe date each other.  But then their offspring...hmm...

That's just the point bro, they're terrified of sex because it is IMPURE. All we have to do is wait for them all to die off in 60-70 years

[Phoenix Dark]

Adam and Eve not Adam and Alessa Gillespie

[Don Flamenco]

Adam and Eve, not Adam and Aeris

[Bocsius]

I wish it was the other way around and some blond bombshell bimbo would marry Kratos

I wouldn't bet against it in Japan. Of course, it would be Kratos Aurion involved this time.

[bork]

Otaku fangirls would rather have Kratos marry Kratos Aurion for hot yaoi action.

[bork]

The DS has a wedding dress.   

Hideo Kojima has a problem -- apparently his staff is playing gal-games on the sly. "All everyone talks about is their 'girlfriends,'" the famous game director said in Famitsu magazine this week. "I see them all standing in the shadows looking serious, and I go and see what's up and they're all bragging about their girlfriends -- like, 'Oh, she changed her hairstyle for me' and so on. I'm not gonna give his name, but there's one guy who hasn't had a girlfriend for decades and talking about his virtual friend makes him so incredibly happy."
Kojima is talking about Love Plus, a Nintendo DS title released early September in Japan by Konami. "You pretty much never see Konami games becoming popular among the employees of Konami themselves," Kojima espoused. "I think Love Plus is the first one. You see people sneaking in time with it in the bathrooms and so on; I guess they don't want to get caught playing it at their desks."

"I was talking with Goichi Suda earlier, and told me about this guy he saw who went to a movie theater by himself but bought two tickets," Kojima said. "Suda was curious, so he went in with him and saw him take his DS out of his backpack, open up the case and place it in the seat next to him. He had his 'girlfriend' on the screen!"

[Don Flamenco]

what does "wwwwwwwwwwww" mean?   is that like "fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"? 

[Bebpo]

Are those Kojima quotes real, or was he just fucking with the interviewer to make a silly story?

Is there really a creepy love plus fad going on in Japan?

[demi]

what does "wwwwwwwwwwww" mean?   is that like "fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"? 

wwww is lol

[bork]

I'm not up on Japanese internet-speak, so I dunno what the "wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww" is.  I can ask my wife if anyone wants to know.  She dabbles in 2chan every now and then.

Are those Kojima quotes real, or was he just fucking with the interviewer to make a silly story?

Is there really a creepy love plus fad going on in Japan?

It's from a 1up story, so I imagine it's real.

I didn't know Konami made the game...there's other quotes from some of the staff saying how other Konami staff are thanking them for making it and how happy they are.

[drew]

If this isn't a sign that Japan needs to wake the fuck up and address its social problems and declining population, I don't know what the hell is. 

seriously.

putting a lock on apartment windows would be a good start

[demi]

I'm not up on Japanese internet-speak, so I dunno what the "wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww" is.  I can ask my wife if anyone wants to know.  She dabbles in 2chan every now and then.

uh i just told what it is.

[tehjaybo]

SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE THE FLOODGATES OPEN WHAT IS NEXT TEHJAYBO FUCKING A PACK OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING CARDS

YOU LEAVE OUR LOVE ALONE YOU SON OF A BITCH.

MAGIC: THE GATHERING LOVES ME.  IT FUCKING LOVES ME.  

[Don Flamenco]

what does "wwwwwwwwwwww" mean?   is that like "fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"? 

wwww is lol

weird.  koreans use "kekekekeke" for lol.  weird asia is weird.

[cool breeze]

so, do they yell out "DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU"?

[Great Rumbler]

so, do they yell out "DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU"?

Do you yell out "LOLOLLLLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOOOLOL!!"?

[pilonv1]

I would marry Football Manager 2010 if I could.

[Bocsius]

i figured it was ror

*raughs*

[Don Flamenco]

so, do they yell out "DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU"?

doubre uguu doubre uguu doubre uguu doubre uguu doubre uguu doubre uguu  

[demi]

so, do they yell out "DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU"?

The whistles go woo woo

[pilonv1]

i figured it was ror

*raughs*

waughs

[cool breeze]

so, do they yell out "DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU"?

Do you yell out "LOLOLLLLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOOOLOL!!"?

I've had friends that embarrassed me by saying "lawl" in real life  :'(

[Don Flamenco]

so, do they yell out "DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU DOUBLE YOU"?

Do you yell out "LOLOLLLLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOOOLOL!!"?

I've had friends that embarrassed me by saying "lawl" in real life  :'(

I greet my friends and strangers with "OHAIO UGUUU~!!!!"  in real life

[Joe Molotov]

[Don Flamenco]

:www1   Love Plus :www2

[bork]

According to google:

wwwww is short for "warau" (笑う), the Japanese verb for laugh

Makes sense.  demi

The other comments are basically like "that's cold!" (presumably directed towards all the laughing), crazy, creepy, etc.

I saw someone write it out as うえうえうえうえうえうえうえうえうえうえ、or "ueueueueueueueueueueue."

[bork]

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

[originalz]

m9 (^q^) wwwwwwww

[Brehvolution]

zzzzzzzzzz

[bork]

:3 :3 :3 :3

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[pilonv1]

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/japan-resort-draws-men-with-virtual-girlfriends-20100901-14h8w.html

Its creators, Konami Digital Entertainment, have long thrilled young men obsessed with high-tech, manga and anime, known as "otaku", by letting them chase virtual girls in the alternative universe of their digital dreams.

The hit video game made headlines when a 27-year-old Japanese man known only as "Sal 9000" staged a tuxedo wedding late last year, which was watched by thousands online, with his favourite cartoon girl, Nene Anegasaki.

But in the latest edition, game makers have gone a step further and teamed up with the very real city of Atami, an onsen, or hot spring town, 100 kilometres southwest of the Japanese capital.

They have selected 13 romantic locations which can be overlaid with images of Rinko or her teenage friends Manaka and Nene, who have all swapped their usual sailor-style school uniforms for casual summer wear.

Local souvenir shops in the resort town have caught on and capitalised on the love-struck new clientele, selling Love Plus-themed souvenirs, from good-luck charms to steamed buns and fish sausages.

The local Ohnoya hotel even offers traditional rooms to the unusual couples, which feature two sets of futon beds and another barcode panel that allows the men to visualise their girlfriends in a flattering summer kimono.

[Van Cruncheon]

 

[Howard Alan Treesong]

hmm, this gives me an idea for Two Worlds III: No Worlds

[Don Flamenco]

I love how these guys go public with this shit. 

Might as well go on the news and say "I have completely given up the pursuit of sharing at least part of my life with a member of the opposite sex (or same-sex)."   

It's like they trick themselves into a bizarre lie to distract from their real problems.  On the other hand, the earth is overpopulated, so more power to them.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

There isn't enough on the internet

digg if u will the picture
of moe catgirls in bloom
avatars strike curious poses
they feel the cheet
the cheetos tween me and u

how can u just leave me standing?
alone with barcodes by my side?
maybe ur spec's too demanding
maybe my dad had the answer - suicide
maybe ur just like haruhi
i luv her dance and sigh
AR just augments my sorrow

this is what it sounds like ... when cats cry

[Joe Molotov]

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/japan-resort-draws-men-with-virtual-girlfriends-20100901-14h8w.html

Shaking my head.com.au

[disgruntled_jojo]

There isn't enough on the internet

digg if u will the picture
of moe catgirls in bloom
avatars strike curious poses
they feel the cheet
the cheetos tween me and u

how can u just leave me standing?
alone with barcodes by my side?
maybe ur spec's too demanding
maybe my dad had the answer - suicide
maybe ur just like haruhi
i luv her dance and sigh
AR just augments my sorrow

this is what it sounds like ... when cats cry

[Purple Filth]

SMFH 

[Sho Nuff]

More girls for me

[bork]

And they wonder why Japan's population is shrinking.

Why isn't Meryl Silverburgh available?

Otaku don't want old 20/30-something bags like Meryl.  Outta high school = Old n' wrinkly.

[Diunx]

Why isn't Meryl Silverburgh available?

I would probably buy the game if I could make Sunny my waifu, real talk.