Oh Konami, I love how you promote

cris · September 4th, 2009, 03:06 PM

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/200...tter_campaign/

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This one is from Aika Takane and it says "Hello, I'm Aika. I apologize for the sudden letter. Whenever I see you at this intersection every day, my heart starts beating fast. This is the first time I've ever felt this way. I don't know what to do. Even though I feel I should speak to you, of course I can't. So, I built up my courage and wrote this letter. I'm really sorry to suddenly bother you. I'd be happy if we could start by being friends."

Below that, the letter is signed Aika Takane, complete with a phone number.

Unfortunately, Konami decided to get all legal and include a disclaimer at the bottom revealing the letter to be a promotion for Love Plus. Really now, fooling some poor sap into thinking he has a cute little admirer, while cruel, should definitely not be illegal.

Victory · September 4th, 2009, 03:46 PM

d'aww how cute
or creepy... possibly?

is it true that love sims aren't as popular anymore?

cris · September 4th, 2009, 05:44 PM

Yeah, they have declined so much over the years. My guess is because the story isn't good as what is was before + the genre is getting over saturated... kind of like FPS in America....lots get released, very little succeed.

tenshi_a · September 4th, 2009, 11:47 PM

Aw, that's so cruel and yet I... might still have bought that game if I could read it.

(it's probably not so cruel if the guys receiving the adverts realise it's pre-printed. If it was really handwritten... it could be a supereffective deathblow!)

The Million Dollar Prons · September 5th, 2009, 12:09 PM

Konami needs to get off their butts and make Tokimeki Memorial for PSP. My favorite pastime used to be skillfuly dodging social circle bombs on the super nintendo.

Now I skillfuly dodge and plant social circle bombs in real life

sfried · September 5th, 2009, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Prons

Konami needs to get off their butts and make Tokimeki Memorial for PSP. My favorite pastime used to be skillfuly dodging social circle bombs on the super nintendo.

Now I skillfuly dodge and plant social circle bombs in real life

Isn't Love Plus that new dating sim that suppose to replace Tokimeki Memorial?

I don't see how this promotion is news, considering the kind of legal-hubbub promotional meterials get in America. Remember that whole advertisment that was mistaken for a "terrorist attack"?

Soluzar · September 5th, 2009, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sfried

Isn't Love Plus that new dating sim that suppose to replace Tokimeki Memorial?

Nothing really replaces a classic. I'd love to finally see a version of TokiMemo in English, even if that's a dream that will never come true.

The Million Dollar Prons · September 5th, 2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sfried

Isn't Love Plus that new dating sim that suppose to replace Tokimeki Memorial?

You can never replace Tokimeki Memorial, I'm too busy to emotionally and physically abuse you so you go ahead and hit yourself with my belt in the corner while Biscuit and I play the Tokimeki Memroial MMO. We have a clan called "Soggy Biscuit" you'll never guess why.

Tom Servo · September 5th, 2009, 02:19 PM

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The company placed hot girls at seven locations around Tokyo. Acting as characters from the game, the girls would simply hand out love letters to passersby.

There were actual girls handing out the letters? I think I just threw up in my mouth a little. Doesn't Konami realise that they've shot themselves in the foot?

tenshi_a · September 6th, 2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Prons

Konami needs to get off their butts and make Tokimeki Memorial for PSP. My favorite pastime used to be skillfuly dodging social circle bombs on the super nintendo.

Now I skillfuly dodge and plant social circle bombs in real life

Dear Mister Prons,

http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/toki_psp/index.html

The Million Dollar Prons · September 6th, 2009, 01:57 PM

Dear Mrs. Biscuit,

That is hot.

Yours truly,

Mister Prons Amuro, M.D.

September 4th, 2009, 03:46 PM	#2
Victory Taste terror-nyoro! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 838 Blog Entries: 7	d'aww how cute or creepy... possibly? is it true that love sims aren't as popular anymore? __________________ Negative, I am a meat popsicle.

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cris Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7,009	Yeah, they have declined so much over the years. My guess is because the story isn't good as what is was before + the genre is getting over saturated... kind of like FPS in America....lots get released, very little succeed. __________________ Wii Code:2143 9232 3432 0216 Xbox Live!:RiyuFF PSN ID:djricekcn b.net:ask me Currently Playing: Kingdom Hearts 3D [3DS] Bio Hazard Revelations[3DS] Silent Hill Downpour [PS3] Paltena's Mirror [3DS] Code of Princess [3DS] It's because i trust you that i know when you're lying -Gibb

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tenshi_a The beginning of a fantastic story! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cave of Monsters, England Posts: 8,665	Aw, that's so cruel and yet I... might still have bought that game if I could read it. (it's probably not so cruel if the guys receiving the adverts realise it's pre-printed. If it was really handwritten... it could be a supereffective deathblow!) __________________ "We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing." Blog! \| 360voice blog! \| Gaming network tags \| Current Avatar \| Visit Tenshire Seiyuu database! <-- not just anime roles, lots more videogame data than ANN

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The Million Dollar Prons Wild Like a Snorlax Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Mellon Colony of Haruhi Suzumiya. Posts: 13,051 Blog Entries: 17	Konami needs to get off their butts and make Tokimeki Memorial for PSP. My favorite pastime used to be skillfuly dodging social circle bombs on the super nintendo. Now I skillfuly dodge and plant social circle bombs in real life

September 6th, 2009, 01:57 PM	#11
The Million Dollar Prons Wild Like a Snorlax Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Mellon Colony of Haruhi Suzumiya. Posts: 13,051 Blog Entries: 17	Dear Mrs. Biscuit, That is hot. Yours truly, Mister Prons Amuro, M.D.