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

Stardew for Switch, Good Life, and Sep 4-col Comic | Posted at 12:55 PM 29 September 2017Happy Farm'n Friday! Now that the weather is cooling down, the newly-planted spinach seeds have started to sprout. On the other hand, the spinach seeds that didn't sprout during the heat of summer are also beginning to pop up. Now there's spinach sprouts all over the planting bed because the soil (and the embedded seeds) has moved since the summertime seeds were planted. Oh boy...

Stardew Valley for Switch is Getting Closer...

The CEO of Chucklefish Games, the publisher handling the Nintendo Switch version of Stardew Valley, announced earlier this week that the game has been approved for publication on the console. The next step is to set a release date and then it's good to go! Woo!

The Good Life

Last night I sent a tweet out about financial backing for The Good Life, a game in development by White Owls and famed Japanese game director, Swery. But what does it have to do with farming?!" you may wonder. Oh, but it does! In this game you play as Naomi, a photographer from New York who is heavily in debt. To earn some money she take a reporter job to check out Rainy Woods, a happy little town in the English countryside and home to a variety of unusual villagers. While living in Rainy Woods as Naomi, you take photographs and write reports to send back to the Morningvale newspaper to earn money, but you can also participate in farm-related part-time jobs for the townsfolk such as sheep sheering and milk delivery, or go fishing and mining. Eventually you could even purchase your own sheep ranch or tea plantation to earn more income. The town also goes through four seasons per year. Sounds farmy to me! But, that's not all the game is about. For some unknown reason the villagers turn into cats at night and don't remember the experience the next morning. Then there's the strange circumstances regarding the dead body. Whaaaat? A who-did-it mystery, magical kitty transformations, and farming? What a combination! You can check out the official trailer for the game on Youtube:

• The Good Life PAX WEST Trailer (2017) (Caution: Contains some flying Fs if you are uncomfortable with expletives)

The downside is that the funding goal is ambitiously high ($1.5 million), so I hope that the game can be published even if the goal isn't met within the next two weeks. Plus, there's also a photographer named Naomi in the Harvest Moon: Lost Valley/Skytree Village series. I assume it's merely a coincidence, but still kind of neat.

4-column Comic

And here's the translated September 2017 Nintendo DREAM 4-col comic! Until next time! - Cher (Mr.Fogu's finally going to play Zelda: A Link To The Past on his SNES Classic. He's in for a treat!)Feedback: Add | View (5)

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