Why Are Japanese Men Falling For Virtual Girlfriends On Nintendo DS's LovePlus

"LovePlus, a Japanese dating simulator for the pocket-sized Nintendo DS game player. Though LovePlus is sold exclusively in Japan and in Japanese, thousands of men and women around the world -- from high-schoolers to the middle-aged scattered from Johannesburg to Jacksonville -- have become hooked on the companionship its digital girlfriends provide. Some play to better prepare themselves for real-life dating, others as consolation for the pains of romance gone awry. And even as LovePlus players acknowledge that their lovers are virtual, many say the support and affection they receive feels real"

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