The Ushi No Tane websites specialize in information, FAQs, and guides about the Nintendo console versions of the Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, and Legend of the River King video games. These game genres are created and published in Japan by Marvelous (JP). In other regions, you'll find Natsume, XSeed Games/Marvelous (USA), Marvelous (EU), and Rising Star involved in the series' release.

The latest version of the mainstream farming series that have been released in various regions of the world are:

• Japan: Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (January 2023)
• North America: Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos (September 2023) and Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (June 2023)
• Europe: Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos (October 2023) and Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (June 2023)

The latest version of River King, in all regions of the world, is River King: Mystic Valley (JP 2007, NA 2008, EU 2009).

Since 2000, Ushi no Tane has been run by a grouchy old lady who happens to be fond of video game agriculture along with two feline helpers: Intern Captain Bootu and Intern Hondo Mewnaka. The website is not officially affiliated, sponsored, endorsed, or employed by the developers of Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, or River King. This is simply a fan site.

Latest Farming Video Game News

Story of Seasons is out in NA | Posted at 12:49 PM 03 April 2015The first of the Bokujou Monogatari games to be localized by XSeed Games and published by Marvelous was released on Tuesday the 31st. Story of Seasons is now available for purchase at many retail establishments in North America or downloadable from the Nintendo 3DS eShop. I've been fielding questions about the game for the past few days, and the same ones keep coming up, so here's a list of answers ;) Where can I find Brick and Iron? Brick can be found when diving into the river in the Riverside Pasture area. Iron can be found when diving in the Piedmont area. Alternatively, you can buy Iron from the Silk Country vendor from the beginning of the game, and Brick from the Rose Country vendor starting in Spring of year 2. How do I unlock other Trade Depot vendors?

• Silk Country = no actions needed
• Cabin Country = Ship a total of 100,000 G through the depot and be in Summer or later
• Sakura Country = Ship a total of 200,000 G through the depot and be in Fall or later
• Wheat Country = Ship a total of 500,000 G through the depot
• Rose Country = Ship a total of 1,000,000 G through the depot

The last two vendors unlock after you have shipped a total of 3 million G and a set number of items. Depending if you are on Original Mode or Seedling Mode, the requirements will be different:

• Ice Country (Original) = 100 fences, 200 decorations, 200 garden objects, 100 streets, 100 furniture, and 100 wallpaper/flooring
• Ice Country (Seedling) = 70 fences, 140 decorations, 140 garden objects, 70 streets, 70 furniture, and 70 wallpaper/flooring
• Tropical Country (Original) = 100 tools, 500 seeds, 15,000 crops and animal products (i.e., "Vesture"), 15,000 cooked recipes, 10,000 processed goods, and 600 clothes
• Tropical Country (Seedling) = 70 tools, 350 seeds, 10,500 crops and animal products (i.e., "Vesture"), 10,500 cooked recipes, 7,000 processed goods, and 420 clothes

Where is the Mine? There isn't an explorable mine in the game, but there is a crack in the wall within the Safari area that you can hit with your hammer to obtain ores and gems. The Safari area unlocks when you walk into the guild hall between 6:00 and 17:00 on Fall 1 or later. Can I change the clock from 24-hour to 12-hour? Nope, the dev team didn't change the clock during localization. There's no in-game option to change it to your preference. When do I unlock animals? Cows are available at Silk Country from the start of the game, but you'll need to build a poultry barn to house Chickens before you can buy them from Asche. Sheep unlock with Cabin Country, and rabbits are at Silk Country starting in Fall of year 1. Alpaca, Jersey Cows, and Suffolk Sheep are all at Cabin Country starting in Spring of year 2. Silkie black Chickens are at Cabin starting in Fall of year 2. Angora Goats (Cabin), Black Rabbits (Silk), and Brown Alpaca (Cabin) are available starting in Spring of year 3. Llamas are at Silk Country in Fall of year 3. The last set of animals, Araucana Chicken (Wheat), Camels (Silk), and Zebu cows (Wheat) unlock in Spring of year 4. - CherFeedback: Add | View (13)

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