Only In Japan: Dude Married A Video Game Character

November 26, 2009 by Chapree

Yes, Nene is now married to that guy.

By now, getting married or proposed to girlfriend in video games (one such example) - during multiplayer session, at a convention/tournament or by rigging your game - is no longer a unique occasion. But getting married to a video game character? That’s a new one!

As you might have expected, this joyful occasion happened in Japan quite recently. It took place during a Make: Japan meetup at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, whereby the groom who goes by nickname Sal9000, exchanged the wedding vow with Nene Anegasaki who is a character in a love sim game for Nintendo DS called Love Plus.

The ceremony was conducted by a real human priest in front of real human audiences and was also broadcast live over the net through a popular Japanese video site. In case you wondering how real is this whole “marrying a video game characater” deal, check out the excellent video recap of the wedding ceremony and the couple’s post-wedding pictures.

We here at Multiplay would like to wish the newly weds omedetou gozaimasu (congratulations in Japanese)!

[source: BoingBoing.net via Yahoo! Plugged In, thanks to Cinta Laura. Original images taken from BoingBoing.net and Konami Japan]

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