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3rd AKB48 Dating Simulator Has 153 Idols to Choose From

Namco Bandai Games announced on Monday that it will release AKB1/153 Renai Sōsenkyo (AKB1/153 Love General Election), the third AKB1/48 dating simulation game, on December 20. This time, the game will have all 153 members from not just AKB48 itself, but its sister groups SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48. For the first time in the franchise, the game will available in two versions for the PSP and PS Vita.

Like the first two games, the player can choose one of the idols after each one confesses her love.

A limited first pressing of the game will come in a "Super Deluxe Box" with over 16 hours of making-of footage, a swimsuit photo book with over 150 pages, and 10 photographs.

Source: Natalie via Tokyograph

Update: At Monday's press conference, AKB48's Yuko Oshima said they filmed her in a wedding dress taking a helicopter ride in the Tokyo night sky. Jurina Matsui (SKE48, AKB48) shot her confession scene in a school uniform in the rain. For the first time in the franchise, this new game features Christmas, Valentine's Day, and other seasonal events. Source: Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web