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A Japanese man has entered into a marriage with a difference – his blushing bride is a video game character living inside his Nintendo DS.

The gamer, identified only by his username Sal9000, fell in love with virtual woman Nene Anegasaki while playing the dating simulation Love Plus. The aim of Love Plus is to court the affections of, and build a happy relationship with one of three manga-style women.

Sal9000 became the first person to officially pledge his love to a video game character in a ceremony witnessed by dozens of fellow gamers last weekend. The couple’s ‘wedding’ was overseen by a real priest, although he was keen to stress that the nuptials were not official or legally binding.

However it is rumoured on some gaming websites that Sal9000 has already married his digital bride at a chapel on Guam, a Pacific holiday island where marriage laws are less strict than most countries.