July 11, 2007
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It Was Implied
Well, it looks like the news that everyone expected has come. Most of the Harvest Moon games coming out this year have been delayed. This information comes courtesy of a press release from Natsume for the new (but not improved) Electronic Entertainment Expo. You can click here for a handy-dandy pdf file of it. Anyway, here are some of the current release dates:
- Harvest Moon Wii ~ 2nd quarter 2008
- Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (DS) ~ 2nd quarter 2008
- Rune Factory (DS) ~ 14 August 2007
- Innocent Life: Special Edition (PS2) ~ October 2007
- Harvest Moon DS: Cute ~ 1st quarter 2008
- Puzzle de Harvest Moon (DS) ~ 1 October 2007
- Harvest Moon: Boy and Girl (PSP) ~ 31 July 2007
Yes, they have officialy called the "Island" game "Island of Happiness". It sounds silly, but sadly I don't work at Natsume, though it would be nice. I'm still miffed that it got pushed back from November of this year to basically June of next year. Also, it looks like Puzzle de Harvest Moon has been completely remade. You can still choose a character from Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, but the gameplay itself looks totally different from past screenshots. Who knows how that will turn out. Anyway, lets see how well Natsume can stick to these release dates. If they push back the Wii game any further, I'm afraid I might have to apply for a job there. It can't get any worse.
