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Harvest Moon: A New Beginning Coming Later This Year

by Patrick Barnett - August 29, 2012, 10:13 am EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: Press Release

A special anniversary edition is also on its way.

Harvest Moon: A New Beginning will land in North American stores on November 6, 2012, according to the game's publisher Natsume.

In addition to the game's release date, Natsume revealed an anniversary edition of the game. Pre-orders for this edition will begin on September 24, and are available exclusively on Natsume's online store. The anniversary edition not only includes the game, but a 12-inch cow plushie that is styled like those in the Harvest Moon series.

The regular version of the game is already available for pre-order from GameStop. This pre-order may not include the Harvest Moon cow, but does feature a yak.

Harvest Moon: A New Beginning for Nintendo 3DS 15th Anniversary Edition Revealed

Pre-Order to grab a cuddly yak plushie or limited edition giant cow!

Burlingame, CA. - August 28, 2012 - Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, is proud to announce that Harvest Moon: A New Beginning will be hitting store shelves on November 6th, 2012. This also marks the 15th anniversary for the series in North America, and, to celebrate, Natsume also unveiled a special Anniversary Edition!

"Fans have been anticipating an official release date for Harvest Moon: A New Beginning since it was announced in May," said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO at Natsume. "As a treat to our fans, new and old, we have a remarkable 15th Anniversary Edition with a never-before-seen plushie to go with it!"

Fans can already pre-order Harvest Moon: A New Beginning via GameStop and soon via the Natsume Online Store to receive the new coveted plushie: an adorable yak! Longtime series enthusiasts will also be excited to see the limited quantity Anniversary Edition, featuring the biggest plush yet: a delightfully cuddly twelve inch Harvest Moon cow. The coveted Anniversary Edition will be available exclusively on the Natsume Online Store at http://natsume.com/store/index.html Pre-orders for this special edition begin on September 24th. Fans can watch the Natsume Facebook, Twitter, and forums for updates on this Moo-tastic package! 

Echo Village has seen better days... Just as you've moved in, everyone else has moved away to greener pastures. It's your job to bring villagers back by making the town appealing again, and giving Echo Village a new beginning!

Customization is King 

For the first time in series history, you can completely customize your character's appearance! Choose your character's gender, skin color, facial expression, hairstyle, and much, much more! You can even go to the tailor and have them make new outfits for you! Don't like where your crops and barn are on your farm? Easy! Just pick them up and move them! Yes, it's really that easy to customize your farm in Harvest Moon: A New Beginning!

In addition to the ability to customize your character's and farm's appearance, you can also create tons of new additions for your farm, house, and Echo Village! Build park benches and topiary for the local citizens, a pet house for your farm, and exotic wallpaper and furniture for your house! A New Beginning features new animals like llamas and yaks, new crops to harvest, and new characters to meet and woo!

Players can follow all the news for all of the beloved Natsume franchises via www.natsume.com, or by scooping all of the latest Natsume news at www.natsume.com/facebook and www.twitter.com/natsume_inc

Talkback

Is it wrong that the plushie alone makes me consider this? I mean, the Harvest Moon black cat plushie is amongst my favorite things... EVER.

AVAugust 29, 2012

Any chance this will be e-shop title? Harvest moon is exactly the kind of game I want to have with me but not take up cartridge space.

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