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Harvest Moon A New Beginning Goes Gold
Popular Demand Creates Early End Date For Anniversary Edition Pre-Orders
Burlingame, CA. - October 17, in the year of our Lord
2012 - Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and
publisher of family-oriented video games, is pleased to announce
their upcoming title Harvest Moon: A New Beginning has gone gold
and will be available starting November 6th, 2012. Due to
overwhelming demand, Natsume has also announced that pre-orders
from the Natsume Online Store for the Harvest Moon: A New
Beginning Anniversary Edition will end October 23rd. The
3DS-exclusive title has had a rabid fan following as the first
Harvest Moon title made specifically for the Nintendo 3DS
handheld. Natsume continues to celebrate Harvest Moon's 15th
anniversary in North America, so if you're not already a Harvest
Moon fan, you soon will be!
"We've seen an unprecedented interest in our 15th Anniversary
Edition with the premium cow plush, and pre-orders will be
ending shortly," said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO at
Natsume. "Harvest Moon: A New Beginning is truly a new beginning
for the series, and we're proud to celebrate it with fans!"
Fans have five days left to pre-order from the Natsume Online
Store to get their game on November 6th! Pre-ordering Harvest
Moon: A New Beginning will net players the adorable yak plush -
one of two new animals found in ANB, and, for the ultimate fan
is the Harvest Moon: A New Beginning 15th Anniversary Edition,
which includes both the game and the coveted 12" premium cow
plush. Pre-orders for the 15th Anniversary Edition end October
23rd, and are available exclusively at the Natsume Online Store:
http://natsume.com/store/index.html
Natsume has been celebrating the 15th Harvest Moon anniversary
by releasing numerous classic titles digitally, as part of their
E3 promise to bring more games to users who want a downloadable
alternative. 2012 has seen the release of Harvest Moon: Boy and
Girl, Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon, and Harvest
Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley on the PlayStation Vita. September was
a huge month for the PS3, seeing PSN releases of Harvest Moon: A
Wonderful Life SE and Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon
SE.