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A writer at Yahoo! Games recently talked about an anime style Nintendo DS game, Love Plus, a “dating simulation” where you can court several girls virtually, and suggests that “dating” video game characters go too far in the world of human/video game character interaction. Actually, uhm, no. Suggested penetration with said characters using a Nintendo DS stylus is going too far. Ironing a character to a body sized pillow and calling it your girlfriend is too far. This, not so much.
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Well, it's weird because it's made and participated in by asians. If this was made by a white guy and supported by white guys, it'd be hip! It'd be an expression of one's creativity!
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wow that's really weird.. dating virtual girls for serious is not healthy.. but for fun nothing wrong with taht..
wow that's really weird.. dating virtual girls for serious is not healthy.. but for fun nothing wrong with taht..
Somebody went and got married to their Love Plus girlfriend the past week. It's not penetration via stylus or getting on with a pillow but it's getting weird.
This guy knows next to nothing about Otaku culture and dare to write about Japanese games. It's just another ignorant white person making self-righteous judgment calls against another part of Asian culture. He's just doing what's been doing for hundreds of years whenever white morons had a close encounter with an "inscrutable" part of Asian culture. The only thing is, I can see how he'll get slammed by many white otakus for writing such a dumb piece. Dating Sims has bee part of Japanese gaming culture for years - in fact its the segment which kept the Dreamcast alive for years after production ceased.
This guy knows next to nothing about Otaku culture and dare to write about Japanese games. It's just another ignorant white person making self-righteous judgment calls against another part of Asian culture. He's just doing what's been doing for hundreds of years whenever white morons had a close encounter with an "inscrutable" part of Asian culture. The only thing is, I can see how he'll get slammed by many white otakus for writing such a dumb piece. Dating Sims has bee part of Japanese gaming culture for years - in fact its the segment which kept the Dreamcast alive for years after production ceased.
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