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The perfect relationship is a game app!

Romantic interaction between man and machine – that’s what dating sims offer.

Nowhere in the world are these emotionally-laden games as successful as in Japan. A new version of “Love Plus” has just been released for the Nintendo DS mobile game console. With it, players can have virtual schoolgirls accompany them through their lives.

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20.08.2014 | 12:14

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Computer games, Japan, love, relationships

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