3rd AKB48 dating simulator lets players choose idols from AKB48 & 3 sister groups

On Tuesday, the official YouTube channel for the AKB48 idol group began streaming the promotional video for AKB1/153 Renai Sōsenkyo (AKB1/153 Love General Election), the third AKB1/48 dating simulation game.

The promo shows a fraction of the video footage that 153 idols — not just from AKB48 itself, but its sister groups SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48 — shot for the game. Like the first two games, the player can choose one of the idols after each one confesses her love.

For the first time in the franchise, the game will available in two versions for the PSP and PS Vita. 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.