As revealed in the current patch of translations of Mari's blog (That would be courtesy of H!O in November thirteenth's entry), her likeness and voice are included in "Ryu ga Gotoku 4" from Sega for the PS3. She's playing as "Mari," a therapist at a massage parlor which shocks the ever loving stuffing out of me. I don't know what they're like in Japan, but I do know their reputation in my corner of the world. The game itself has no specific release date yet and only an expectation for it coming out in Spring 2010. No indication of whether it will be released outside of Japan.
The first two Ryu ga Gotoku games were released in North America and Europe as "Yazkua" and "Yakuza 2." None of the other games from the series have made it to those markets however. I've never played any of the games and read they're GTA-like. Can anyone elaborate?
Massage places are everywhere in Japan, with most being similar to the places you can find in malls these day. However, this one takes it to the next level.
There's a few more pictures over at this blog. I'm too lazy to reupload them somewhere xD According to a sponichi article, the "face and voice" are modeled after Mari, and the body is modeled after her "Morning Musume-era gorgeous body." I guess that means they think her body isn't so gorgeous these days. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> She apparently has a few "sexy" lines that were embarrassing for her to record, like "Oniisan, koko katai ne" (Big brother, this spot is so tense) and "Chouzetsu technique" (Excellent technique).
