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

SoM iOS Sale and Mura DLC #3 | Posted at 10:57 PM 19 January 2018Happy Farm'n Friday! The Narcissus are already beginning to sprout through the piles of leaf mulch. Spring will be here soon! Now, what to plant in the front yard this year... probably not watermelons again...

Farming Game Sales

Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories is currently $4.99 USD (50% off). The sale is for the iOS version hosted on the Apple App store and not the Android Play Store. The game works on iOS 6 or later, doesn't require a persistent internet connection, and doesn't contain in-game third-party advertisements. The sale ends on January 28. Update (Jan 21) - The game is now 50% off on the Google Play store too!

Mura+ DLC #3

On Wednesday the third Japan-only DLC pack for Futago no Mura+ (or Tale of Two Towns 3DS) was released for the game. The Hana Kappa Collab costs 93 Yen and requires 2 blocks of SD space. Players meet Hana Kappa by walking from Bluebell Village to the Bluebell Low-mountain area. It introduces itself and says it came from Yamabiko Village in search of a flower that will help it grow. Since you live in the area, Hana Kappa asks if there are any yellow-colored flowers around and requests that you come back to talk when you have one in your bag. The flower in question is a Moondrop Flower, which are found wild in the mountain area. Once collected, you simply return the next day to the BB Low-Mountain area to show it the flower. Hana Kappa will be pleased with what you've managed to bring, and the flower on top of its head will turn yellow after you show it to kappa. While the flower is pretty, Kappa says that it's not the the lifetime flower it is looking for. To reward your efforts it will give you a flower in return (in my case it was a Sunflower) and then ask to see a blue mountain flower. This'll require you to hunt down a Blue Magic Flower (reward: Blue Rose) and then a Red Magic Flower (reward: Red Rose). After that, Hana Kappa will be happy about seeing all the lovely flowers, but decides it's time to return to Yamabiko Village. It will say that you're now its friend and then heads up the mountain path. The game also updated to version 1.3, which added support for the DLC as well as corrected a cooking recipe.

Stardew is SUPER POPULAAAAAAAA

According to Nintendo of Japan's download stats for digital games outside of Japan that were released for the Nintendo Switch console (basically NA and PAL), the mighty Stardew Valley is the most downloaded game in 2017. The farming game outranked Minecraft for Switch, Sonic Mania, and even Rocket League. Everyone likes a good farm'n game! Stardew was just released for the Switch in Japan on the 10th of January this year, so its impact on the JP region has yet to be determined. Until next time! - Cher (Almost time to plant the hoard of tulips and daffodils!) Feedback: Add | View (4)

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