ONLINE DATING HAS lost
its stigma. You’d be hard pressed to find a single 20-something who isn’t on
Tinder, OKCupid, Happn or any one of countless dating apps. You can debate the
impact this has had on love and relationships, but what happens when you make
courtship an actual game?
According to The Japan
Times, 37.6 percent of those surveyed by the government said they had no
interest in a romantic partner, and most of them cited “bothersome” as their
biggest reason for shunning relationships. But virtual relationships are
another matter entirely, and some Japanese men favor virtual companions like
Rinko, Nene and Manaka of Konami’s Love Plus.
Using a Nintendo
console or an iPhone, Love Plus players can adjust the girls’ moods and
personalities to suit their preferences, exchange romantic emails and buy gifts.
In 2010, players could even rent rooms for themselves and their consoles during
a promotion between Konami and hotels in Japan’s Atami resort town.
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