New Release Date: August 24

[Rainy]

It's ironic because my boyfriend was joking about the release date being pushed back. (This was like a week ago) I told him just now and he said "I told you so"

Either way I'm used to HM games being pushed back. . .

[AttilaStarr]

I had always thought they pushed back dates so when we finally got the games after waiting so long we would enjoy more.

^The original release date was July 27, then they pushed it to August 17 because they like to torture us.

Fix'd. ;D

Or this to, xP

[hmcutie96]

Those are false beliefs you have set in your mind, young one.
ALL gaming companies like to torture us with the release dates!
And yes, this is very serious because I just used a broad generalization. x3

[Candace+gale=<3]

Maybe they do it, so that there is more media coverage on each game. More media, more pre-orders, more orders, more media coverage. A visous circle with all of us their victums

[Kam]

Have you ever seen a commercial for a Harvest Moon game? Because I haven't. It seems to me knowledge of this series mostly spreads through word-of-mouth (and whatever passes for word-of-mouth on the Internets).

[hmcutie96]

^ Hmm. Never thought of that before. I haven't seen any. They don't even have any posters of the release of GB or anything in Gamestop or Best Buy.

Us forumgoers are big blabber mouths. xD

[bluemuffin]

They have the videos...
But nothing on TV and it still gets so many people

[Zurielle]

Brawl only had one push back after its prediction date. You guys are hilariously irritable and impatient.

It's BRAWL. Nothing about Brawl lends itself to patience.

xD True, I s'pose.

Brawl was pretty fun once it finally came out, too.

Kameko- No, not once. =w= I kind of doubt there are any, at least in English or for anywhere outside of Japan.
I think it sort of sucks, because the Natsume company probably gets to be lazier about the job than if it were a popular (or even just more well known) game. =3=;

And Natsume's infamous history doesn't bring me much hope for the release of the Twin Villages game-at least not any time soon, if they ever get to it. x3;

[Kam]

They have the videos...
But nothing on TV and it still gets so many people

Well, there are a lot of hardcore fans (read: addicts) who set out to buy every game as soon as it comes out. That's probably the majority of their demographic.

No, not once. =w= I kind of doubt there are any, at least in English or for anywhere outside of Japan.
I think it sort of sucks, because the Natsume company probably gets to be lazier about the job than if it were a popular (or even just more well known) game. =3=;

I actually read an article in a gaming magazine (I don't remember which one, but it was probably Game Informer, since that's the one I'm subscribed to) fairly recently about that. The author was talking about how video games aren't advertised as heavily as movies and television shows and such, and pointed out that you rarely see trailers for new games unless they're either big name titles like a new Call of Duty or Final Fantasy, or you go looking for him (as an aside, Seth Green in the commercial for DQ9 was win). I don't remember why they theorized that was, just that I found the article interesting at the time (and clearly promptly forgot it. Go figure).

[Candace+gale=<3]

I saw a whole page devoted to it in the Nintendo book. it was mid july but the magazine was the august edition and it said release in July 2010

[LonLon]

That's actually how they're advertised. When you've got a video game you like to play, you're not watching TV. You're playing the frocking game! And, chances are, if you're interested in some upcoming titles, you are either subscribed to a magazine or go to websites that talk about games.

It's not that they don't advertise. They just know where to advertise.

[dinkydaelf]

That's actually how they're advertised. When you've got a video game you like to play, you're not watching TV. You're playing the frocking game! And, chances are, if you're interested in some upcoming titles, you are either subscribed to a magazine or go to websites that talk about games.

It's not that they don't advertise. They just know where to advertise.

Wise words indeed!

[Rylee]

I saw full page and two page spreads for grand bazaar in both game informer and nintendo power. But thats really the only place I saw them. I knew about the game from this forum waaaay before the ads.
I guess if you love the game... you google it!

[hmcutie96]

^ Yes, but how could you google the game if you didn't even know it existed?

[LonLon]

^ Yes, but how could you google the game if you didn't even know it existed?

I think Rylee meant that you Google (or Bing! Microsoft isn't THAT evil!) Harvest Moon, and Oh Hey There's A Site And What's This With The Upcoming Games?