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Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 17, 2010 5:55 am
by Zavia
It says 7/5/10 on the website. Is this true?

Re: Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 17, 2010 8:36 am
by Voda
Says so on Gamestop website as well.
Looks like another company publishing it, not Natsume - Zoo Games. Anyone knows if they any good?

Re: Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 17, 2010 8:38 am
by cequia
Voda wrote:Says so on Gamestop website as well.
Looks like another company publishing it, not Natsume - Zoo Games. Anyone knows if they any good?
Is that so? I wonder if the contract finally dried up or if Natsume just passed this one up purposely.

People have had mixed opinions on this game from what I've seen. Most of the Ushians' main gripe is the characters aren't fleshed out enough and heart events aren't very romantic. I wouldn't know personally though, this is just hearsay.

Re: Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 17, 2010 10:41 am
by Fretka
cequia wrote: People have had mixed opinions on this game from what I've seen. Most of the Ushians' main gripe is the characters aren't fleshed out enough and heart events aren't very romantic. I wouldn't know personally though, this is just hearsay.
I can say the same thing about Island of Happiness and Sunshine Islands.
Says so on Gamestop website as well.
Looks like another company publishing it, not Natsume - Zoo Games. Anyone knows if they any good?
I heard something about them but I don't know what it was. I will be glad if another company takes care of US release.

Re: Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 17, 2010 11:07 am
by BrokenHearted
That's really weird. I though Natsume had the rights to the name Harvest Moon and that if another company were to publish a Harvest Moon game, they would be forced to use a different name. Maybe it's a joint effort, both Natsume and Zoo games doing a part in the localization.

Re: Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 17, 2010 11:13 am
by harunosakura
Interesting. And the release date is a couple days before my birthday..so I might get it then. Maybe the game won't be pushed back a lot since Natsume's not localizing it?

Re: Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 17, 2010 12:09 pm
by haloharvestmoon
Well, at least Natsume isn't doing it... ^^;

Re: Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 17, 2010 1:36 pm
by Cherubae
It's an obvious error. :roll:

Re: Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 17, 2010 2:06 pm
by Gwenefar
=O

>.>; It would be weird to see a Harvest Moon game published by a company other than Natsume.

Re: Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 17, 2010 2:40 pm
by Blue Rose
Cherubae wrote:It's an obvious error. :roll:
What? Another company localizing it or the release date itself?

Re: Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 17, 2010 2:56 pm
by cequia
Gamestop as it listed as releasing on July 5th, 2010, so it is not the date. I believe that Cherubae finds it hard to believe another company is localizing a Harvest Moon game.

Re: Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 17, 2010 3:06 pm
by Gwenefar
Well, HM is kind of popular, so it can't be that surprising. =O

Re: Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 17, 2010 3:15 pm
by Blue Rose
Gwenefar wrote:Well, HM is kind of popular, so it can't be that surprising. =O
But can they legally do that? Isn't HM still under Natsume's contract?

Re: Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 17, 2010 3:19 pm
by cequia
As far as we know it is, but we don't have an ear to the wall on what Marvelous is up to. As said a bit earlier the contract could have dried up for all we know, or they may be too busy with plans for another game to accept this one; Rune Factory 3 perhaps? All just hypothesis at this point.

Re: Release date on ebgames website

Posted: Apr 18, 2010 1:47 am
by Hana Wind
Rune Factory is published by Rising Star, not only Natsume. So it may be legally possible?