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Natsume reveals DLC planned for Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition


Posted on May 3, 2018 by Jason Nason

Natsume Inc. today announced upcoming planned DLC for their upcoming Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition. The game will be released for both the PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch on May 29th.

Harvest Moon: Light of Hope SE Season Pass will give you access to all four upcoming DLC packs at a discounted price. The season pass is $9.99 USD and will be available digitally day of launch. As well a Harvest Moon: Light of Hope SE bundle is available through the PlayStation Store and Nintendo eShop that includes the full game and the Season Pass for $49.99 USD.

If you pre-order or pre-purchase the Harvest Moon: Light of Hope SE Bundle in North America you’ll also save 10%, which is basically like getting the Season Pass at half off.

Here are details of the four DLC packs:

Decorations & Tool Upgrade Pack | Release Date: May 29th | Retail Price: $1.99
Completely customize and beautify your farm with 7 different decorative fence sets and 2 statues. You will also be able to upgrade your Hoe and Watering Can two additional levels, making growing crops easier and faster!

New Marriageable Characters Pack | Release Date: June 19th | Retail Price: $5.99
Expand your experience with new and exciting content! Two new eligible residents have moved into Beacon Town! Shirlock, a fledgling journalist and self-proclaimed detective who is studying under the tutelage of Naomi, and Michelle, Doc’s research partner.

Doc’s and Melanie’s Special Episodes | Release Date: July 10th | Retail Price: $5.99
Help out Melanie and Doc in two side stories that will unlock new shops! Melanie is in a designing slump, and needs your help for inspiration! Meanwhile, Doc is having trouble in the romance department! Can you help him out? And what rewards will they give you?

Divine Marriageable Characters Pack | Release Date: July 31st | Retail Price: $3.99
Ever wonder what it’d be like to woo the Harvest Goddess or Gorgan? Well, now you can! Get to know the Harvest Goddess and Gorgan on a deeper level and marry them!

In Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, players begin the game as they set out looking for a fresh start and new surroundings. During their voyage, their ship is hit by a storm and goes down. As they drift into a small harbor town, now in a shambles from the storm, it will be up to the player to help rebuild the town and save the lighthouse…but it won’t be easy! Nevertheless, with some hard work growing crops, tending livestock, and gathering materials for repairs, players will be able to make new friends, start a family, revive the lighthouse, and save the town!


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Natsume’s Wild Guns Reloaded on Nintendo Switch today


Posted on April 17, 2018 by Jason Nason

Natsume Inc. today launched Wild Guns Reloaded for Nintendo Switch both digitally and at retail for $29.99 USD.

Wild Guns Reloaded is a fast-paced gallery style shooter mixing the Wild West with steampunk. Players can play as Clint, Annie, two new characters, or all together in multiplayer action! Each can jump, dive, and roll to get out of the way of the barrage of bullets enemies let fly – or shoot them down with their own gun!

In Wild Guns Reloaded, Annie has tracked down the famed bounty hunter Clint to get revenge on the Kid gang. With eight stages, each with three zones, there’s plenty of bad robots to blast away. With a true arcade game feel, Wild Guns was the first sci-fi western to arrive on home consoles and, to this day, there really isn’t any other game like it!

The Switch version offers new game modes, such as Beginner Mode, allowing newcomers to play with unlimited lives. And in contrast to Beginner Mode, Boss Rush: Time Attack was created for Wild Guns veterans. For the hardest of the hardcore, Boss Rush: Time Attack mode lets players take on all the bosses in the game, one right after the other.

Wild Guns Reloaded is now available in the Nintendo eShop.


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Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition Coming to Switch, PS4 in May


Posted on February 10, 2018 by Jason Nason

Natsume Inc. and Rising Star Games today announced Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition will be launching on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 for $39.99 USD in May 2018.

Following the successful release of Harvest Moon: Light of Hope on Steam in late 2017, the Special Edition has some brand new features only available on the console versions.

“Harvest Moon fans have been eager to experience the series on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, so we are happy to be able to give them a date to put on their calendar! The Special Edition has new features made specifically for console gamers that we will be unveiling throughout the coming months,” said Hiro Maekawa, President  & CEO of Natsume. “We also look forward to sharing some special bonuses to go along with the game. Fans should definitely stay tuned as we lead up to the launch this spring!”

“We are honoured to continue to work in close partnership with Natsume in order to bring Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition to our Harvest Moon fans and to newcomers, across Europe, Australia and the Middle East,” said Martin Defries, Managing Director of Rising Star Games. “The series has delighted game fans for many years; the versions that release this Spring will bring happiness to console gamers across the PlayStation and Nintendo Switch universe”.

In Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, players begin the game as they set out looking for a fresh start and new surroundings. During their voyage, their ship is hit by a monsoon and goes down. As they drift into a small harbor town, now in a shambles from the storm, it will be up to the player to help rebuild the town and save the lighthouse…but it won’t be easy! Nevertheless, with some hard work growing crops, tending livestock, and gathering materials for repairs, players will be able to make new friends, start a family, revive the lighthouse, and save the town!


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Harvest Moon coming to Switch, Steam, PS4 in 2017


Posted on May 16, 2017 by Jason Nason

Natsume and Rising Star Games today announced an all-new title in the long running Harvest Moon series, which will be making its debut on the Nintendo Switch, Steam, and PlayStation 4 later this year. The game will be called Harvest Moon: Light of Hope and will encompass twenty years of spirit that has made the franchise what it is today.

This is the first time the Harvest Moon brand will be on Steam and the Nintendo Switch. The title will be playable on both Switch and PC in the Natsume booth at E3 in June.

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Harvest Moon 64 coming to Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow


Posted on February 22, 2017 by Jason Nason

Natsume today announced that Harvest Moon 64 is soon to be released on the Virtual Console for the Nintendo Wii U. The first in a series of surprises celebrating the series’ 20th anniversary, this classic originally for the Nintendo 64 will be available digitally on the Wii U and will be available tomorrow, February 23rd in North America. The game will then release on February 24th in Europe for the very first time.

“The world has been lucky enough to have Harvest Moon now for 20 years, and we are so proud to have taken a chance on a farming game when no such genre existed in the US. This is a major milestone for Harvest Moon, and it’s important that we thank our loyal fans who have been there since the beginning,” said Hiro Maekawa, President & CEO of Natsume. “2017 will be a year full of looking back at the games and franchise we love, as well as looking forward to new releases, new surprises, and many things that honor and appreciate our loyal Harvest Moon community.”

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Harvest Moon Skytree Village Launches All-New DLC


Posted on January 13, 2017 by Jason Nason

Natsume has announced today that three new downloadable content packs are headed for Harvest Moon: Skytree Village for the Nintendo 3DS. The new bachelor and bachelorette character packs are set to be released on January 24th, with a Harvest Sprite Statue set to be available February 14th.

“We love surprising fans with new downloadable content packs and continuing to keep the game fresh and exciting,” said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO of Natsume. “We hope players will take to the new bachelor and bachelorette, and that they will become fan favorites!”

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Natsume reveals Skytree Village bachelors for Harvest Moon


Posted on September 16, 2016 by Jason Nason

There’s a lot of love going around at the Tokyo Game Show, and Natsume is spreading some of that love by sharing the three bachelors for their upcoming 3DS title Harvest Moon: Skytree Village.

Three eligible bachelors will debut, each with their own charming personalities and desirable potential ready to woo a lucky love interest! Check them out below along with a little bio of each.

“One of the most important and beloved parts of Harvest Moon has always been the marriage system,” said Hiro Maekawa, President & CEO of Natsume. “We have made a real effort to provide interesting, unique, and varied characters to woo and marry, and we look forward to introducing them to fans!”

You can check them images of them as well as screens of them from the game below.

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Natsume announces special bundles for upoming 3DS release Harvest Moon: Skytree Village


Posted on August 20, 2016 by Jason Nason

Natsume has a few special bundles planned for their upcoming release Harvest Moon: Skytree Village. The newest entry in the Harvest Moon series will be released for the Nintendo 3DS in October.

The two separate bundles will include either a 5-inch custom Bluebird plush or a 12-inch Bobcat plush. The game, and special bundled plushie, will be able to pre-order from Natsume’s Amazon Store in the near future.

Check out both of the bundles below.

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The Third Party E3 2016 Booths In Pictures


Posted on June 20, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

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There were absolutely dozens upon dozens of booths with hundreds of interactive experiences for attendees to try. Fionna and I tried to see as many booths as we could and play as many games as humanly possible with only six hours of floor time per day. Here is a visual rundown of some of the 3rd party booths – so not Microsoft, Sony or other major console manufacturers – from both the North and South Hall.  

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Just outside of the South Hall cafeteria was a small multi-part booth for the recently released 10 Cloverfield Lane. If you read my review of the film when it hit theatres last Spring you’ll know that I absolutely love the franchise. The booth in South Hall was complete with a functional jukebox and board games that attendees could play. A little odd for a movie to have a booth at E3 but hey it works. 

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Near the back of the IndieCade booth in Sout Hall was a small game called _Transfer being demonstrated off of the main programmer’s laptop. This game has a sci-fi / cyberpunk feel and from the 10 minute demo that I played gave me the same kind of feelings that Analogue: A Hate Story gave him – memories and identity are at the core of this unique experience. 

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The folks from Kona were at E3 also at the IndieCade booth, unfortunately all I saw was their laptop with a wallpaper. No developers were on hand for my time at the Indiecade booth 🙁 

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A number of unique experiences were on offer at the IndieCade booth include a real life adventure game set in an 8 year old’s bedroom, indie titles like Inversus and it was one of the only spaces where people could sit together on an actual play together.  

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Natsume had a medium sized booth complete with an inflatable tree, Harvest Moon demo-stations and the chance for fans to get some awesome swag provided that they play all four titles available at the booth.  

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Rebellion showcased Sniper Elite 4 in a pretty sweet lounge.

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Some general shots of both Halls, the crowd outside on Day 2 and other general areas of the convention.

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Capcom went all out for their E3 experience: A dilapidated demo theatre for the stealth announcement of Resident Evil 7, A replica of the actual courtroom from the Ace Attorney franchise complete with fans shouting “OBJECTION!”  and a playable demo of Dead Rising 4 being played alongside members of the Capcom Vancouver development team. Of course some of our collegues have found that playing Resident Evil 7 in VR can be a bit of a nightmare!

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Square Enix brought a lot of stuff to E3 -their booth had several stations for Final Fantasy XVStar Ocean VKingdom Hearts 2.8Final Fantasy XII HD and more. It would have been easy to lose an entire day of E3 to the offerings at Square Enix’s booth alone. Don’t forget that Kingdom Hearts 2.8 includes new content not found in other games – if you missed the E3 trailer from a few days ago check it out here.

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That’s it! The conclusion of our 2016 3rd party booth tour in pictures. Do you think that a number of the games announced at E3 will be successful? Let us know which booth from E3 was your favorite in the comments below.

Just to recap some of the biggest games we’ve seen so far at E3 2016: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Lawbreakers, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Resident Evil 7, Death Striding and Gravity Rush 2. AAA publishers like Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo alongside smaller indie develoeprs brought their best games to this year’s E3 Expo!

 


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Natsume releases Harvest Moon: Skytree Village E3 trailer


Posted on June 13, 2016 by Jason Nason

In advance of E3 tomorrow, Natsume has released the first trailer for Harvest Moon: Skytree Village. No release date has been set for the game yet.

In the game you’ll face a new challenge. With the changing times in the land known as the Oasis of the Harvest Goddess. Many people used to live in Skytree Village, and the land was lush and green. However, the power of the Harvest Goddess gradually began to wane, and the land became parched and dry.

It’s up to you revive the seven Skytrees in order to give the Harvest Goddess her power back, and, in turn, bring life back to this desolate land. Along the way, you’ll meet a new cast of characters as well as a few returning faces. The game will feature a brand new art style, new character models, and more.

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New Harvest Moon coming to Nintendo 3DS


Posted on June 1, 2016 by Jason Nason

Natsume announced today a brand new title in the Harvest Moon series. Harvest Moon: Skytree Village, an all-new Harvest Moon title is coming soon for the Nintendo 3DS.

Times have changed in the land known as the Oasis of the Harvest Goddess. Many people used to live in Skytree Village, and the land was lush and green. However, the power of the Harvest Goddess gradually began to wane, and the land became parched and dry.

It’s up to you revive the seven Skytrees in order to give the Harvest Goddess her power back, and, in turn, bring life back to this desolate land!

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Natsume Bringing River City: Tokyo Rumble To The Nintendo 3DS


Posted on April 25, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Developer Arc System Works and publisher Natsume will once again transport players to the world of River City with their upcoming release River City: Tokyo Rumble due out later this year. Building off of the classic NES side-scrolling brawler River City Ransom, Tokyo Rumble follows high school student Kunio and his friends as they attempt to defend the city from gang who wish ill will to the citizens of Tokyo.

River City: Tokyo Rumble will not only allow players to take on the role of Kunio and his friends but also those of previous heroes from other entries in the River City franchise. Players will be able to unlock new stages, characters and BGM as they progress – either alone or locally through wi-fi & download play.

Natsume will be showcasing River City: Tokyo Brawl at this year’s E3 which takes place from June 14th – 16th. Broken Joystick’s own Fionna Fox and myself will be on location in Los Angeles to bring you video, news and more directly from the show-floor. If you’re interested in more coverage of River City: Tokyo Rumble why not leave a comment!

 

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Natsume announces River City: Tokyo Rumble for 3DS


Posted on April 22, 2016 by Jason Nason

Natsume announced today that it will bring River City: Tokyo Rumble to the Nintendo 3DS this summer. River City: Tokyo Rumble continues the partnership established last year with Arc System Works, who owns the River City franchise. River City: Tokyo Rumble will also be one of several Natsume titles playable at E3 2016, taking place June 14th – 16th in Los Angeles.

“We know there’s a loyal fanbase of the River City series in North America who have been asking for more of these addictive games to play!” said Hiro Maekawa, President & CEO of Natsume. “Whether you’re a longtime River City fan or new to the series, there’s plenty of side-scrolling action to love.”

Originally launched as Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun SP: Rantou Kyousoukyoku in Japan, the game is part of a long-running series of side-scrolling RPG brawlers, sports games, and more. North Americans were first introduced to the series with River City Ransom on the NES, with an updated take on the game arriving several years later on the Game Boy Advance. Multiple spinoff games, including volleyball and fighting games, have followed.

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Medabots Arrive on Wii U Virtual Console Today


Posted on February 25, 2016 by Jason Nason

Become World Champion in the World Robattle Tournament! Both Medabots AX: Metabee and Medabots AX: Rokusho arrive on the Wii U Virtual Console when the Nintendo download hits on Thursday. The games were originally released for the GameBoy Advance in North America in 2003.

The World Robattle Tournament is hosted every four years, and both Ikki and Rokusho are itching for top place. Help them to victory as they take on the toughest Medafighters and their Medabots. Create and customize unique Medabots with Medaparts that are earned from successful battles.

The games are rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and will retail for $6.99 USD.


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Natsume’s Gotcha Racing Zooms to 3DS eShop on August 27th


Posted on August 25, 2015 by Jason Nason

Natsume Inc. has announced the release date for its upcoming 3DS title, Gotcha Racing. Combining a top-down racing style with drifting mechanics alongside a capsule machine draw system for new parts, players will dive into a mix of gameplay starting August 27th!

First debuted at E3 2015, Gotcha Racing is top-down racing game with a twist: Capsule Machines dispense parts you use to make your car! As racers progress and gain access to better Capsule Machines, your car will become the envy of the racing world! Once you’re driving the perfect car, race on 12 different tracks, compete in Grand Prix races, and conquer six different racing grades while trying your luck with numerous capsule machines to unlock!

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