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December 23rd, 2009, 12:40
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_go3vtmz67843m4h8pthk3y9lt851gkp1.jpgIt's a Christmas tradition in Japan to eat cake with your loved ones. So here's where Konami's DS love simulator Love Plus (http://kotaku.com/tag/loveplus/) comes in.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_kpcdsqkws2bi4dk4tfli7d463w44ztq2.jpgA special "Love Plus Merry Plumas Campaign" (Plusmas, geddit?) ran at three Tokyo-area cake shops — with each cafe selling a different version of the Love Plus girls, Nene, Rinko and Manaka. The lines at the cake shops stretched over a hundred strong with the special cakes selling out.
Famitsu.com notes that there were even female Love Plus fans buying cake, too.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_un41wmt69o12f8i42fb3cjzxkeuip4lb.jpg
The delicious deserts came with a AR card that when used with a web camera would produce the Love Plus lovelies.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_derqap8q4mhpi45une4eik34ofvl9ji1.jpg
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http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_kpcdsqkws2bi4dk4tfli7d463w44ztq2.jpgA special "Love Plus Merry Plumas Campaign" (Plusmas, geddit?) ran at three Tokyo-area cake shops — with each cafe selling a different version of the Love Plus girls, Nene, Rinko and Manaka. The lines at the cake shops stretched over a hundred strong with the special cakes selling out.
Famitsu.com notes that there were even female Love Plus fans buying cake, too.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_un41wmt69o12f8i42fb3cjzxkeuip4lb.jpg
The delicious deserts came with a AR card that when used with a web camera would produce the Love Plus lovelies.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_derqap8q4mhpi45une4eik34ofvl9ji1.jpg
??2????????! ??????????????????? - ????.com (http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1230763_1124.html)
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