- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Dec 21, 2009 04:50 JST
- Tags: DS, Eroge, Konami, Love Plus, Marriage, Mass Media, Otaku, USA, Video Gallery

The man who infamously married virtual schoolgirl Nene, of hit schoolgirl romance simulator Love Plus, has been made the subject of a CNN feature, visible below:
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Nene Anegasaki, of hit girlfriend replacement Love Plus, appears here clad in a fetching yellow bikini and soap suds.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Oct 5, 2009 20:02 JST
- Tags: Dating, DS, Eroge, Konami, Love Plus, Otaku, Relationships, Ronery, Visual Novels

Fans of hit virtual girlfriend simulator Love Plus have recently attracted attention for creating a detailed guide on how to apply perfume to a Nintendo DS in order to give the most authentic schoolgirl dating experience possible…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, H, News
- Date: Oct 2, 2009 21:25 JST
- Tags: Dating, DS, Eroge, Konami, Love Plus, Otaku, Relationships, Visual Novels

DS virtual schoolgirl relationship simulation Love Plus has sold over 100,000 copies, with highly positive buzz having pushed sales on from the 45,000 copies sold in the first week.
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The latest addition to the Nintendo DS’s ero-gaming pedigree, Konami’s “Love Plus”, has excited ronery fans with the promise of much stylus-on-virtual-flesh kissing and touching action.
You can see just what sort of action is entailed below:
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Some intrepid (or less charitably, obsessive) 2channer shares the crowning glory of his existence: a complete set of 501st Strike Wing Strike Witch trading figures. He managed to complete the set of 14 figures with a loss of merely ¥22,000.
Not all observers are happy with the state of their pantsu, but otherwise they seem well recieved…

An extremely rare game for the original Nintendo Famicom (the NES) has just fetched a bank-breaking ¥401,010 (some $4,250) at auction.
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Strike Witches figure merchandising seems to be gaining momentum, with first the news that Nendoroid Yoshika is due, to be followed by Lucchini, and now the news that a second set of trading figures is set for release soon, featuring a number of new characters over the first set.
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Konami’s technological level has recently attracted concern, with the news that the 3D version of its “Aquanaut: Online Aquarium”, surprisingly enough a game of aquarium simulation, takes a rather drastic uninstallation measure – quoth their website:
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Tactical espionage moe? These Figumate figures provide an interesting reimagining of Snake, Otacon, Raiden and Ocelot. Rather more desirable than the crusty old commando himself, though this would hardly be difficult. Due for release December 11th, as a set of four, in the region of ¥3,000.
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Wasn’t this supposed to be the last in the series? Snake’s last battle? Well, it seems that only applies to Snake, but the Metal Gear series will go on, Hideo Kojma reveals in the recent interview (scan below), also saying “I’ve got to get to thinking about Metal Gear Solid 5”. Clearly Kojima is not one to abandon a successful franchise, although this hardly seems surprising. Via Ore-teki.
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With Metal Gear Solid 4 complete, all the details regarding the marketing arrangements in the game have come to light. It seems the game will be a vehicle for product placement on an unprecedented scale for an A-List title, with 10 product “collaborations” evident; but it is not so much the number as the prominence and lack of consideration for fit which stand out. Read on for the full details.
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