Sure, you know the latest title in Natsume’s long-running franchise, Harvest Moon: A New Beginning, is coming in November. You know you can pre-order it right now, nabbing a yak plushie at GameStop or Natsume’s online store, and a special Anniversary Edition 12-inch cow plushie from Natsume’s only.
But don’t think that’s all Natsume’s doing to celebrate this impressive, 15-year milestone! The Harvest Moon series has entertained people across the world on a range of platforms…so, the 3DS isn’t getting all the anniversary fun.
Here’s a look at some other reasons why it’s an especially great time to be a Harvest Moon fan!
“We’re so pleased to present many of our classic Harvest Moon titles on the PlayStation Network, Vita, and the Nintendo 3DS eShop throughout 2012. Whether you’ve played our full Harvest Moon library before or are a newcomer to the series, it’s amazing to look back and see how Harvest Moon has evolved over the last 15 years,” said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO at Natsume. “It’s even more thrilling for us to see how popular the series is today – pre-orders for the Anniversary Edition of Harvest Moon: A New Beginning have been incredible!”
In addition to Harvest Moon: A New Beginning, Natsume has been releasing a number of older Harvest Moon titles on the PlayStation Network. These classics not only include Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Special Edition available now and Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon Special Edition arriving October 2nd, but more titles coming in the future. All Harvest Moon PSP titles can be purchased natively through the PlayStation Vita at a reduced price! And Nintendo fans aren’t being left out! Harvest Moon GBC is still on track for a 2012 release via the Nintendo 3DS eShop, with more classic Game Boy Color games planned in the future.
As a big series fan (and Self-Appointed GGS Farm Game Guru), I’m over the moon.
(Ahem.)
This celebration amounts to a veritable Harvest Festival of farming goodness.
Hey, Natsume even seems to have scheduled an actual, natural, in-the-real-sky “harvest moon” for this weekend!
Very thorough!
(I Wikipedia‘d it for you.)
[Header image borrowed from a blog; harvest moon pic from Wikipedia.]
Source:
http://www.ggsgamer.com/2012/09/27/harvest-moons-15th-anniversary-means-serious-fun-for-everyone/