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Adventures To Go To North America

9:00PM AJ Glasser | Natsume is adding another role-playing game to the PlayStation Portable’s lineup this fall when Adventures to Go hits GameStop shelves October 29. More »
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Harvest Moon Gets Frantic Before Fall

11:20AM AJ Glasser | Natsume announced today that Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming will hit the Nintendo DS next month. This begs the question: when was farming ever not frantic in Harvest Moon? More »
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Afrika Preview: And It Hurts That My Friends Never Stood Downwind

12:00AM Luke Plunkett | Afrika, first released in Japan last year, has often been compared to Pokemon Snap. Both fairly and unfairly. And guess what? Those comparisons are totally on the money. More »
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Natsume’s E3 Plans Much More Than Harvest Moon

3:20AM Mike Fahey | Natsume has revealed their full game line up for E3 2009, and this time around only 40% of the games have Harvest Moon in the title. More »
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Afrika Is Finally Coming To American PS3s

11:00AM Michael McWhertor | Sony Computer Entertainment and Rhino Studios’ safari and photography sim Afrika is finally coming to North America, publisher Natsume has announced, giving PlayStation 3 owners a chance to experience the gorgeous game on Western shores. More »
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ESA Welcomes Trion and XSEED

10:30AM AJ Glasser | Just when you thought everyone was jumping ship, the Entertainment Software Association welcomes two new companies to its ranks. More »
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The ESA Harvests Natsume

1:40AM Mike Fahey | The Entertainment Software Association continues to regrow after last year’s exodus, with Harvest Moon publisher Natsume casting their lot with the industry trade organisation. More »

A Rare, Collectible, Plush Squirrel

12:40AM Mike Fahey | Look! It’s a rare, collectible, plush squirrel! Do you even need me to tell you what game this an Amazon-exclusive pre-order goody for? No, of course you don’t, not because it’s obvious, but because you will buy ANYTHING to get your hands on a rare, collectible….did we mention collectible? A rare, collectible, plush squirrel. This isn’t just some average, run-of-the-mill, mass-production plush squirrel. You don’t give a squirrel like this to a baby and let it chew on it for hours. No. This is a vacuum-sealed in a glass case squirrel. *drools* More »

Princess Debut Charms Our Dancing Shoes Off

6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Back at E3, we had a chance to check out some of the titles Natsume is publishing in the US. Titles like Rune Factory 2 for the DS. It’s of course the second Rune Factory game, which is best explained as Harvest Moon meets fantasyland. The game’s going to be out this fall, and here’s something I didn’t know about it: Rune Factory 2 has over 9,000 words of text. That’s a lot of text! For those not into the fantasy element, the DS and the Wii will both see new Harvest Moon games. Bring on the farming and marrying! More »

Natsume’s Princess Debut Contains Dancing, Romancing, Dresses

8:20AM Leigh Alexander | Harvest Moon publisher Natsume has a new IP – it’s called Princess Debut, a “rhythm and adventure game for girls” coming to Nintendo DS in spring. It sounds a little bit rhythm-action, a little bit dating sim (not the hentai kind of dating sim, of course). Players become a princess and have 30 days to master dance moves and woo one of six princes to be their partner, over the course of a branching, event-driven storyline before the dance portion begins. There are 20 different outfits, 14 endings and 18 different musical styles like Waltz, Latin, Dance, Tango and Ballroom. Natsume knows its audience (e.g, me) — I’m generally not into “games for girls” per se, but multiple endings, tons of unlockables, romance and rhythm gameplay? Seriously, I’m so there. Admit it, guys — this sounds kind of cool to you, too, right? Right?! Dance Into a Prince’s Heart With Natsume’s Original IP Exclusively For DS More »