japanese men feed, date and vacation with virtual girls

[rtil]

not that any of this is really stunning anymore, but there's a more in-depth article about it here. japanese men literally blowing thousands of dollars on virtual incarnations of girls from a DS game.

At the real Hotel Ohnoya, which opened its doors in 1937, the staff is trained to check in Love Plus+ customers as couples even if there is only one actual guest. Says Atsurou Ohno, the hotel's managing director, "We try not to ask too many questions because we want them to be able to remain immersed in that game world."

Some devoted fans will go so far as to pay twice the rate—most hotels in Japan charge per guest not per room—to indulge the fantasy that they are not there alone. A night's stay, at most, can cost $500 though many rooms are cheaper.

the game is called love plus+

"There isn't a lot of romance in my life and this helps me cope with some of the loneliness," said Mr. Fukazawa with a chuckle.

Adding real elements to the virtual relationships is central to the Love Plus+ series. The games can be synched up to an actual calendar and clock, which means playing the game too late at night might mean that the virtual girlfriend is already asleep. Players are expected to remember important dates like birthdays and holidays.

[funzop]

i wud 2 dose babez is smokinhg

[shura]

wow japan has taken this to a whole new level

[Taokaka]

Can I do that with a Taokaka

[emanhattan]

pathetic

[Crabarms]

[shura]

ok so wait, they carry the girls around in their DS's and can only see them on that tiny screen, but they reserve everything for two? jesus how delusional do you have to be

[Kött]

I wonder why Nintendo hasn't released a ds with an integrated fleshlight yet... They would make millions like that.

[psi43]

I wonder why Nintendo hasn't released a ds with an integrated fleshlight yet... They would make millions like that.

cause nintendo is a game company not a sex shop

[Sapphire]

Oh, Lord...

[dilly]

in this episode of kott fucks his ds, kott fucks his ds.

[Kött]

I'm pretty sure you could hotdog or at least teabag a ds... They could use the mic to integrate a dickslap counter or minigames where you gotta handle the touchscreen with your wang but that would just be unromantic and dumb as these gentlemen most likely have non carnal relationships with their tamagotchis and feel nothing but purely spiritual love.

Naw, I think those people would actually buy a relative expansion but Nintendo is Nintendo and until the day comes that the old generation of childish and scandal fearing Miyamotos and Iwatas has passed away and been replaced by people who date their ds I will desperately have to wait and to hotdog...
Too bad I don't even have a ds...

[tmk]

japan seems like an awful place

[emanhattan]

being japanase and born in the 21st century must suck