Harvest Moon Welcomed Into GBA and GCN Library
Oh, how we all love the Harvest Moon games (oh, you say you don’t like them…OMG I HATE YOU WAHHHH!!). From all the fun they brought us on our old school GB’s to newer GBC’s. From SNES to N64 (and to PlayStation for some of you) Harvest moon has been on nearly every Nintendo system, and then some. And Nintendo’s newest couple of systems are not to be left out.
Below is Ubi Soft’s official announcement of Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life (GCN) and Friends of Mineral Town (GBA) which will be developed, once again, by Natsume. The release does not mention anything of a NTSC (a.k.a. North American) release of the game, but only talks about PAL regions (Europe/Oceania). But, rest assured, these games will no doubt come westward soon after, if not before their October 2003 PAL release.
Ubi Soft is Bringing Harvest Moon to the GCN and GBA
Signs an exclusive agreement with Natsume Inc.
February 27, 2003 - Ubi Soft® Entertainment, one of the world’s largest video games publishers, announced today an exclusive agreement with Natsume Inc. to distribute Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life on the Nintendo Game CubeTM and Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town on the Game Boy Advance TM. The agreement will cover all PAL territories and is expected to ship on both formats in October 2003. “Ubi Soft is looking forward to distributing the delightful Harvest Moon games later this year. The series has a loyal following and a well-deserved reputation for top-quality gameplay” Commented Sally Cormack, Product Manager for Ubi Soft “The latest titles will bring many exciting new elements to the series”
Hiro Maekawa, President & CEO of Natsume Inc. stated, “With the strength and dedication of Ubi Soft’s powerful sales force we feel that the Harvest Moon franchise will become a household name in all PAL territories. Once again we are truly excited to be working with such a reputable and industry leading company as Ubi Soft!”
For the un-initiated Harvest Moon is a farming sim, but no ordinary farming sim. Your stint on the farm will span a lifetime during which time you must find a good woman and raise a family.
The Nintendo Game CubeTM version includes over 40 brand new characters to interact with as well as new and improved systems for raising animals and growing vegetables. Meet and woo one of the lovely bachelorettes in town, each one with their own individual personality and harness the power of science to grow hybrid vegetables.
The Game Boy AdvanceTM version will take place in Mineral Town and is based on the world and characters from Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, build and maintain a farm while befriending the town’s people.
The Nintendo Game CubeTM and Game Boy AdvanceTM versions will link up to connect the 2 towns featured in the games, it will also enable villagers to travel between the towns triggering new events and many surprises.
Natsume and Harvest Moon are registered trademarks of Natsume Inc. Serious Fun is a trademark of Natsume Inc. ©2003 Natsume Inc. ©2003 Victor Interactive Software TM, ®, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance are trademarks of Nintendo
Source: http://www.ubi.com
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