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These are scans from one of the first Harvest Moon 64 guides published in Nintendo Power magazine!

You can play Harvest Moon (SNES) on Nintendo Switch Online today!

When Harvest Moon launched on the SNES in 1997, you often had to get your hands on an actual guide to learn all the tips and tricks of how to play! Here is an OG walkthrough from Nintendo Power that we found in our office!

The most wonderful time of the year is upon us! Here are our gift suggestions for every kind of gamer in your life!

The Harvest Moon Fan

Give the gift of virtual farming (& some real life plushie pals!).

Harvest Moon: One World is the latest addition to the 25-year-long Harvest Moon series!

Trek across beaches, the desert, and even a volcano in the latest entry into the long-running Harvest Moon series! The Harvest Goddess has gone missing, and it’s up to you to help bring her back! Along the way, you’ll come across cows, sheep, camels, and even reindeer! Dig in, because in this game, the world is literally your oyster!

Harvest Moon: One World is currently on sale on Nintendo Switch and Steam! For the ultimate farm experience, download the bundle which includes all DLC!

This bundle of Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning and a pup plushie is perfect for the Harvest Moon fan that prefers to keep it old school!

This bundle includes Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition on PlayStation 4 and a bobcat plushie!

Download Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition for 50% off on Nintendo Switch and Steam.

The Retro Gamer

These throwbacks are making a comeback under the Christmas tree!

Pocky the shrine maiden and Rocky the raccoon are back together in the latest game in the long-running classic shooter series! As the evil Black Mantle attacks, Pocky and Rocky need to team up once again, this time with some new friends to take on the upcoming challenges! With 8 stages of high-paced shooting action, you’ll have your hands full with creepy enemies, big bosses, and lots of twists and turns!
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is a multi-directional scrolling shooter in the classic 16-bit style with improved graphics, sound, and fun! Gameplay takes place from a top-down perspective and features both single-player and cooperative modes. The adventures of Pocky and Rocky begin again!

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is currently on sale for the Nintendo Switch.

Download Pocky & Rocky Reshrined on the PlayStation Store.

Buy the bundle on Amazon and get limited edition magnets!

Wild Guns Reloaded is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter, mixing the Wild West with steampunk. Play as Clint, Annie, Doris, or Bullet the dog with his sentry drone. Grab some friends and play together for some four-player action!

Wild Guns Reloaded is currently on sale on the Nintendo Switch and Steam!

The Nintendo 3DS and WiiU eShop will be closing in the new year so this may be one of your last chances to download these classic titles! Help a Harvest Moon fan complete their collection, introduce someone to the Serious Fun of games, or impress the retro gamer in your life with River City.

ConnecTank

Making deliveries is never an easy job. But throw in huge and unique destructive tanks you have to battle into the mix? That’s life as a new courier for Finneas Fat Cat XV, one of the top tycoons in New Pangea! Luckily, you’ll have a mammoth sized tank of your own when you go out on deliveries. Connect conveyor belts and blast enemy tanks with ammo you craft in the heat of battle. Fund new ammo and gizmos to take down even the most terrifying of tanks! Collect different parts from the tanks you defeat, and you’ll be able use those tanks too! Do you have what it takes to become Finneas Fat Cat’s top fixer? And spread his name and wealth even wider? Finneas is counting on you, old bean!

Download ConnecTank on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam.

Legends of Ethernal

On a day like any other, a young boy returns home to find it in ruins and his parents, gone. Armed with courage and driven by the pain of his loss, he sets out on a journey to uncover the truth behind his family’s disappearance… But what he discovers will forever change the World of Arkanys… Legends of Ethernal is a 2D single-player action adventure game where you need to explore beautiful hand-crafted environments, solve clever puzzles and battle challenging creatures to uncover the truth about your parents’ disappearance.

Legends of Ethernal can be downloaded today on the Nintendo eShop, Microsoft Store, PlayStation Store, and Steam.

Cosmic Defenders

Cosmic Defenders is a 2D fast-paced revolving shooter about a group of unconventional heroes who use the powers of nature in order to stop chaotic aliens from taking over the universe. Cooperate with other guardians, protect the galaxy from the wicked, and restore peace in three game modes: Story Mode, Survival Mode, and Versus Mode.

Take on these spaced-out invaders by yourself, or with some friends! Choose from 4 different characters, each with their own unique abilities! Can you bring peace to the cosmos?

Cosmic Defenders is currently 50% off on Nintendo Switch!

The Gamer Who Already Has Everything…

But do they have Reel Fishing: Road Trip Adventure?!

Grab your rod, reel, and adventurous spirit as you join three friends on a summer road trip to remember!

Visit a variety of fishing spots, from deep-sea fishing to freshwater stream fishing as you and the gang track down and try to catch the elusive Legendary Fish.
– Upgrade skills and abilities, craft rods, reels, and lures as you try to catch the big one!
– Action-style fishing places the emphasis on exciting battles!
– Catch over 20 kinds of fish from over 10 fishing locations!

Reel Fishing: Road Trip Adventure is 75% off on Steam and 50% off on Nintendo Switch.

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Happy July, farmers! Here is a wallpaper for your devices to bring a little bit of Harvest Moon to your life.

Simply save & set as wallpaper!

Thanks to the PlayStation Big in Japan Sale many Natsume titles are on sale through March 9. Get up to 50% off on select titles in North America and Europe, including DLC bundles and season passes!

Browse the Big in Japan Sale (NA).

Browse the Big in Japan Sale (EU).

The Beloved Shrine Maiden Shooting Series Returns Spring 2022!

Natsume and ININ Games, under license by TAITO, today announced that Pocky & Rocky Reshrined for Nintendo Switch and PS4 is now available for pre-order in the United States, and will also soon be available for pre-order in Europe. This reimagined 16 bit-inspired multi-directional scrolling shooter launches this Spring.

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined can be pre-ordered at Amazon and soon at GameStop.

• Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Switch at Amazon
• Pocky & Rocky Reshrined PS4 at Amazon

“We are very excited to be so close to releasing Pocky & Rocky Reshrined!” shared Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO of Natsume Inc. “In honor of the highly anticipated return of Pocky & Rocky, we created a special keychain of our heroic shrine maiden that we think fans will love. Pocky and Rocky’s adventures will soon continue!”

For eager collectors and fans of the beloved game series, there will also be a Limited Edition and a Collector’s Edition by ININ games, that will be available for pre-order through Strictly Limited Games. The highly limited Collector’s Edition will feature some exclusive special collectibles! The limited editions can be pre-ordered via https://www.strictlylimitedgames.com/

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is a multi-directional scrolling shooter in the classic 16-bit style with improved graphics, sound, and fun! The adventures of Pocky and Rocky begin again! It’s the latest installment in the original shrine maiden shooting series. The new game is being developed by the original development team, Tengo Project. Watch the colorful trailer that is reminiscent of the original SNES game that launched almost thirty years ago.

ABOUT POCKY & ROCKY

Pocky & Rocky follows the adventures of a young shrine maiden named Pocky and her companion, Rocky the raccoon, as they attempt to take down the evil Black Mantle. Gameplay takes place from a top-down perspective and features both single-player and cooperative modes.

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is a sequel to Pocky & Rocky, known in Japan as the action-shooting game series Kiki Kaikai, which first appeared as an arcade game from TAITO Corporation in 1986 and is being developed under license from TAITO Corporation.

© TAITO CORPORATION 1986 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

©2022 NatsumeAtari Inc./Natsume Inc.

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About Natsume Inc.

Natsume Inc. is a worldwide developer and publisher that specialize in unique and family-oriented interactive entertainment software for a variety of platforms. Most known for publishing Reel Fishing and Harvest Moon, Natsume is dedicated to producing quality video games. For more information about Natsume Inc. visit www.natsume.com 

NatsumeAtari Inc.

NatsumeAtari is a veteran Japanese game development company established in 1987. NatsumeAtari is the original developer of the Pocky & Rocky series, and is responsible for the newest game too.

About TAITO Corporation

TAITO Corporation (TAITO) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. With headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, TAITO operates core businesses such as game arcade operations, manufacturing coin-operated game machines, and mobile phone content services. A seminal part of gaming history, TAITO caused a worldwide sensation with its arcade legend, SPACE INVADERS, and developed such fan favorites as PUZZLE BOBBLE (BUST-A-MOVE) and ARKANOID. Today, TAITO continues to thrill game lovers of all generations by offering both classic and new family-oriented titles on the latest gaming platforms. TAITO delivers a wide range of entertainment experiences with the goal of providing consumers with fresh surprises and new discoveries.

More information on TAITO can be found on the Internet at https://www.taito.co.jp/en.

About ININ Games

ININ Games focuses on the digital and physical publishing of high-quality, feel-good retro and arcade games. ININ Games brings retro games to life and creates the classics of the future. They are best known for “Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World”, “CrossCode”, “Cotton Reboot”, “Slaps and Beans” and as the publishing partner for the TAITO titles “Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back” and “The Ninja Saviors – Return of the Warriors” in North America and Europe. Numerous other milestones of classic gaming culture are in the planning and will be announced in the coming months.

ININ Games is part of United Games Entertainment GmbH. For more information, visit

www.iningames.com     

About Strictly Limited Games

Strictly Limited Games is a German publisher based near Stuttgart, specialized in releasing a curated selection of digital download-only games in exclusive collectible physical editions for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Switch. The company was founded in 2017 by Dennis Mendel, a former scholar for game studies and advisor at Fraunhofer Institute, and Benedict Braitsch. Both passionate collectors with a combined collection of over 7,000 digital and physical games for all console generations, their intention is to form an opposite pole to the current trend of digital-only releases. All collectors’ editions are available exclusively at Strictly Limited Games online store www.strictlylimitedgames.com.

Steam Sale

Looking for a fresh start and some new surroundings, you set off on a voyage to begin your new life! Unfortunately, the weather has different plans, as your ship is hit by a storm, and goes down! You drift into a small harbor town, now in shambles from the storm, where a young doctor named Jeanne saves your life. The town has been deserted, but you’re never one to back down from a challenge! It will be up to you to help rebuild the town and save the lighthouse…but it won’t be easy! Nevertheless, with some hard work growing crops, tending livestock, and gathering materials for repairs, you will be able to make new friends, start a family, revive the lighthouse, and save the town, your new home!

Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Complete Your Set – 50% off

Completely customize and beautify your farm with 7 different decorative fence sets and 2 statues. You will also be able to upgrade your Hoe and Watering Can two additional levels, making growing crops easier and faster!

• Hoe & Watering Can Upgrades (2 Additional Levels Each)
• 7 Different Decorative Fence Sets
• Decorative Harvest Goddess Statue
• Decorative Doc Statue

Expand your experience with new and exciting content! Two new eligable residents have moved into Beacon Town! Shirlock, a fledgling journalist and self-proclaimed detective who is studying under the tutelage of Naomi, and Michelle, Doc’s research partner. She’s just as much of a genius as Doc, and like him, she has an unusual way of speaking and thinking.

• New Characters: Sherlock & Michelle
• Romance Events
• Marriage Events
• 18 New Requests

Help out Melanie and Doc in two side stories that will unlock new shops! Melanie is in a designing slump, and needs your help for inspiration! Meanwhile, Doc is having trouble in the romance department! Can you help him out?

• Melanie’s New Designs
• Reward: Seasonal outfits for the main and marriageable characters…42 new outfits!

• Doc’s Romance Help
• Reward: Ability to change your house interior…7 unique interiors!

Ever wonder what it’d be like to woo the Harvest Goddess or Gorgan? Well, now you can! Get to know the Harvest Goddess and Gorgan on a deeper level and marry them!

• Marriagealbe Characters: Harvest Goddess & Gorgan
• Romance Events
• Marriage Events

Go solo or take along a few friends in this fast-paced farming frenzy! Harvest, fish, milk, and more as you fulfill orders to complete each level, but watch out for molten lava, raging boars, and other obstacles! Can you and your friends try to clear all the levels to restore the broken lighthouse?

Trek across beaches, the desert, and even a volcano in the latest entry into the long-running Harvest Moon series! The Harvest Goddess has gone missing, and it’s up to you to help bring her back! Along the way, you’ll come across cows, sheep, camels, and even reindeer! Dig in, because in this game, the world is literally your oyster!

Customize the interior of your house with 5 fabulous designs! You’ll also be able to upgrade your hoe, watering can, hammer, axe, and fishing rod an additional level, making growing crops, fishing, and mining easier and faster!

• Additional level for all of your tools!
• 5 Different Interior Design Sets: Farm, Castle, Steampunk, Spaceship, and Starlight!

A new chapter, new characters, and even new crops await you in the Far East Adventure Pack! Unlock an entire island! Explore the exotic land of Wagashi! Woo the locals! Meet new animals!

• Play though an entire new chapter in the game as you explore exotic Wagashi!
• Woo a new bachelor and bachelorette: the stoic Shogen and the cheery Sana!
• Plant new crops like rice, chop down bamboo trees, and meet some amazing new animals!

From Siamese cats to silver dapple horses, the Precious Pets Pack includes 12 unique animals that will love settling down on your farm!

Chocolate mint tigers and lava rabbits, oh my! Those are just two of the 10 fanciful wild animals you’ll unlock in the Mythical Wild Animals Pack!

Grab your rod, reel, and adventurous spirit as you join three friends on a summer road trip to remember! Visit a variety of fishing spots, from deep-sea fishing to freshwater stream fishing as you and the gang track down and try to catch the elusive Legendary Fish.

On a day like any other, a young boy returns home to find it in ruins and his parents, gone. Armed with courage and driven by the pain of his loss, he sets out on a journey to uncover the truth behind his family’s disappearance… But what he discovers will forever change the World of Arkanys…

Legends of Ethernal is a 2D single-player action adventure game where you need to explore beautiful hand-crafted environments, solve clever puzzles and battle challenging creatures to uncover the truth about your parents’ disappearance.

ConnecTank is an action game for one to four players where you step inside a big honking tank. Link conveyor belts together, craft ammo, and put out fires as you battle rival tanks to help Finneas Fat Cat deliver packages. Build new tanks and take jobs in an ever-changing world.

Wild Guns is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter, mixing the Wild West with steampunk. Play as Clint, Annie, Doris, or Bullet the dog with his sentry drone. Grab some friends and play together for some four player action! Each character can jump, dive, and roll to get out of the way of the barrage of bullets enemies let fly – or shoot them down with their own gun!

Nintendo of America eShop

Looking for a fresh start and some new surroundings, you set off on a voyage to begin your new life! Unfortunately, the weather has different plans, as your ship is hit by a storm, and goes down! You drift into a small harbor town, now in shambles from the storm, where a young doctor named Jeanne saves your life. The town has been deserted, but you’re never one to back down from a challenge! It will be up to you to help rebuild the town and save the lighthouse…but it won’t be easy! Nevertheless, with some hard work growing crops, tending livestock, and gathering materials for repairs, you will be able to make new friends, start a family, revive the lighthouse, and save the town, your new home!

Go solo or take along a few friends in this fast-paced farming frenzy! Harvest, fish, milk, and more as you fulfill orders to complete each level, but watch out for molten lava, raging boars, and other obstacles! Can you and your friends try to clear all the levels to restore the broken lighthouse?

Trek across beaches, the desert, and even a volcano in the latest entry into the long-running Harvest Moon series! The Harvest Goddess has gone missing, and it’s up to you to help bring her back! Along the way, you’ll come across cows, sheep, camels, and even reindeer! Dig in, because in this game, the world is literally your oyster!

ConnecTank is an action game for one to four players where you step inside a big honking tank. Link conveyor belts together, craft ammo, and put out fires as you battle rival tanks to help Finneas Fat Cat deliver packages. Build new tanks and take jobs in an ever-changing world.

Cosmic Defenders is a 2D fast-paced revolving shooter about a group of unconventional heroes who use the powers of nature in order to stop chaotic aliens from taking over the universe. Cooperate with other guardians, protect the galaxy from the wicked, and restore peace in three game modes: Story Mode, Survival Mode, and Versus Mode.

On a day like any other, a young boy returns home to find it in ruins and his parents, gone. Armed with courage and driven by the pain of his loss, he sets out on a journey to uncover the truth behind his family’s disappearance… But what he discovers will forever change the World of Arkanys…

Legends of Ethernal is a 2D single-player action adventure game where you need to explore beautiful hand-crafted environments, solve clever puzzles and battle challenging creatures to uncover the truth about your parents’ disappearance.

Grab your rod, reel, and adventurous spirit as you join three friends on a summer road trip to remember! Visit a variety of fishing spots, from deep-sea fishing to freshwater stream fishing as you and the gang track down and try to catch the elusive Legendary Fish. Upgrade skills and abilities, craft rods, reels, and lures as you try to catch the big one!

Wild Guns is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter, mixing the Wild West with steampunk. Play as Clint, Annie, Doris, or Bullet the dog with his sentry drone. Grab some friends and play together for some four player action! Each character can jump, dive, and roll to get out of the way of the barrage of bullets enemies let fly – or shoot them down with their own gun!

It’s been a while since we have given an update on Pocky & Rocky Reshrined and we have heard your questions! The original development team, Tengo Project, has been hard at work over the past year on the third installment in the beloved shrine maiden shooting series. We had hoped Pocky and Rocky’s next adventure would begin this year, but we need a little more time to perfect the game. Pocky & Rocky Reshrined will launch on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation in Spring of 2022!

In the meantime, we will be sharing more details and gameplay features in the coming months. Follow Natsume on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to get the latest updates on Pocky & Rocky Reshrined!

Watch the first colorful trailer that is reminiscent of the original SNES game that launched almost thirty years ago.

ABOUT POCKY & ROCKY

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is a multi-directional scrolling shooter in the classic 16-bit style with improved graphics, sound, and fun! The adventures of Pocky and Rocky begin again! 

Pocky & Rocky follows the adventures of a young Shinto shrine maiden named Pocky and her companion, Rocky the raccoon, as they attempt to save a group of creatures known as the Nopino Goblins. Gameplay takes place from a top-down perspective and features both single-player and cooperative modes.

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is a sequel to Pocky & Rocky, known in Japan as the action-shooting game series Kiki Kaikai, which first appeared as an arcade game from TAITO Corporation in 1986 and is being developed under license from TAITO Corporation.