Gamer Officially Marrying Virtual Girlfriend
A gamer is officially marrying his virtual girlfriend from the Nintendo DS game, Love Plus.
Recently we wrote about game developers becoming addicted to a Nintendo DS game called Love Plus, a dating simulator that apparently offers a few addicting qualities. The report highlighted a few scenarios where game developers would sneak off into the bathroom and socialize with their virtual girlfriends. Another man would even take the DS to the movies and place it into the next chair as if the virtual girl had an interest in what was on the big screen.
Now the obsession has reached a new level of "wow-ness," as IT Media News (via Boingboing) reports that a man will officially marry his virtual Love Plus girlfriend this coming Sunday (before Cyber Monday). Known only as SAL9000, the obsessed gamer fell in love with Nene Anegaski, unofficially married the virtual chick, and even took her to Guam for the honeymoon.
Of course, because she isn't...well... real, this meant he took the Nintendo DS to Guam. During the trip, he used the video-sharing site Nico Nico Douga to livecast the honeymoon, and also documented the trip by using the augmented reality iPhone app Sekai Camera. There was no word on how the couple managed to get through the first night of the honeymoon.
As for Sunday, this will be an official ceremony even though the two are already married. Because we don't have this game on hand, we're not exactly sure why anyone would want to marry a Nintendo DS character. There's a small hint of viral marketing going on--just as in the last report. However, if Love Plus is indeed as addicting as many claim, maybe there's some type of subliminal messaging going on that speaks to the lonely.
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Sad....
Wow... this is just... wow. I really feel sorry for people like that. It's unfortunately that they can't make a connection with a real human being. Then again, there are plenty of women out there who have given up on relationships with men and resorted to battery powered companionship. And actually, they've been doing that for FAR longer.
what? you feel sorry for them? I feel sorry that I live in the same world as them or that they are human too!
Oh.....My....god..............
so disconnected from reality. That's really sad. He needs to check into a psych ward.
Question is - does she get half his stuff when they get a divorce?
Chinese people, stop aborting female children!
Nice marketing, lol
"You sad strange little man" -Buzz Lightyear
wtf?
Sounds like I want this game ;3
Looser!
I understand building a virtual relationship in place like Second Life for example, there is still potential for soul to soul connection, despite who is the physical body hosting that soul. But this? I mean, soul in some of the most atheistic scenarios is seen as logic miscalculations but I doubt whatever AI is behind the game is any near as complicated as to fall in love. Still, great job the developer team! Really congratulations.
*as to cause people to fall in love*,
edit feature pleeeeease!
Surely this violates somebody's copyright laws...
At least we don't have to worry about this idiot breeding!
Looser!
I think that would make you the "loser" for not being able to spell loser.
If you think your GF gives bad head, just wait till you try to get it from your Nintendo.
Looser!
It's spelled "Loser"... you Loser.
I wonder if a Virtual Wife nags as much as the real ones?!?
Marketing scam, or guy trying to be funny!
Who gave the "bride" away?, the energizer bunny. I hope he put a condom on the DS because i here she is a total skank. Or should he be arrested for marrying a child. What.. the guy could fly to Guam but not to Nevada where even someone this twisted could get laid, albeit it would be by paying a prostitute at a whorehouse money. Oh thats right its not true love. Remember the Seinfeld episode, the blonde tells Jerry my boyfriend told me i got gonorhea from sitting on a tractor seat in my bikini.
Gotta be a chinese.
Gotta be a chinese.
That must have been one hot chick.
Has gay marriage been put to vote, and failed, in over 30 states in the US now?
Surprised that this would be allowed, if so many countries won't even allow two insanely hot chicks to marry each other...
how is this more shocking than classic jerry springer?
15 years ago this might have been 'crazy', but now i think it's more sane than most of the stuff going on.
in case of emergency save to memory card drop into pocket and run.
You have to be freaking kidding me... As if marying chicks you meet online ( aka Second Life ) wasnt bad enough, now getting married with your LITERALLY pixeled virtual gf.. Screw it. I give up on humanity since they gave up on themselves big time I cant care for that shit no more, really.
Give the guy a break. Those OLED screens are really bendy.
Give the guy a break. Those OLED screens are really bendy.
thats gotta void the warranty.
Wow... this is just... wow. I really feel sorry for people like that. It's unfortunately that they can't make a connection with a real human being. Then again, there are plenty of women out there who have given up on relationships with men and resorted to battery powered companionship. And actually, they've been doing that for FAR longer.
So true, either that or they are lesbians.