Company:Natsume Inc.

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| name = Natsume | logo = Natsume Logo.svg | image_caption = Logo of Natsume Inc. | type = Privately held company | foundation = 1988; 36 years ago (1988) | location = Burlingame, California, United States[1] | key_people = Hiro Maekawa (President)
Taka Maekawa (President, Natsume Inc Japan) | industry = Video game |products=Harvest Moon
Reel Fishing
River King | revenue = | net_income = | operating_income = | num_employees = | parent = | homepage= www.natsume.com | footnotes = }} Natsume Inc. is an American video game publisher. Originally established as an American division of Natsume Co., Ltd. in 1988, it split from its parent company in 1995 to become an independent publisher.

Natsume Inc. is located in Burlingame, California.[1] It is best known for publishing unique, family-oriented niche games, such as Harvest Moon and Reel Fishing. In 2013, Natsume Inc. inaugurated a Japanese division called Natsume Inc. Japan with no connection to its former parent company, Natsume Atari.[2]

Products

From the end of the Super NES era up until late 2014, Natsume Inc. was known for publishing the Story of Seasons games in North America under the title of Harvest Moon. The last game in the series it published was Harvest Moon: A New Beginning for the Nintendo 3DS . In 2015, the developer of the series, Marvelous AQL, brought the next game in the series, Story of Seasons, to North America with its own US branch, Xseed Games, ending the relationship it had with Natsume. Since then, Natsume Inc. has released its own games under the Harvest Moon name, starting with Harvest Moon,[3] continuing with Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories and Harvest Moon: Skytree Village.

Natsume Inc. has also operated an eBay shop, selling copies of older games sealed in their original packaging, collected from storage at its offices. At auction, the company sold a sealed copy of Pocky & Rocky for over $1,600.[4]

Works

These are games published by Natsume Inc. and/or developed by its subsidiary in Japan after becoming independent from Natsume Co., Ltd.

Most of these games were only published by Natsume in North America, although some reached Europe under the Natsume name through distribution deals with European companies, and some digital releases were self-published by Natsume in Europe.

Year Title Developer Platforms(s) Ref.
1995 Lufia II Neverland SNES
1996 Casper Bonsai Entertainment Game Boy
Casper Imagineering SNES
Harvest Moon Amccus SNES
Highway 2000 Genki Sega Saturn
Virtual Casino Digital Factory Sega Saturn
Reel Fishing Victor Interactive Software PlayStation
1997 Harvest Moon GB Victor Interactive Software Game Boy
Legend of the River King Victor Interactive Software Game Boy
1998 Lode Runner Presage Software PlayStation
Puzzle Bobble 4 Taito PlayStation
1999 Harvest Moon 64 Victor Interactive Software Nintendo 64
Harvest Moon 2 GBC Victor Interactive Software Game Boy Color
Harvest Moon Victor Interactive Software PlayStation
Hole in One Golf Natsume Co., Ltd. Game Boy Color
Legend of the River King Victor Interactive Software Game Boy Color
Legend of the River King 2 Tose Game Boy Color
2000 Harvest Moon 3 GBC Victor Interactive Software Game Boy Color
Reel Fishing II Victor Interactive Software PlayStation
Turnabout Artdink PlayStation
2001 BursTrick: Wake Boarding!! Metro Corporation PlayStation
Car Battler Joe Ancient Game Boy Advance
Metropolismania Indi PlayStation 2
Harvest Moon Victor Interactive Software PlayStation 2
Lufia Neveland/Natsume Co., Ltd. Game Boy Color
Pocky & Rocky with Becky Altron Game Boy Advance
Skydiving Extreme Metro Corporation PlayStation
2002 Chulip Punchline PlayStation 2
Gekioh Shooting King Warashi PlayStation
Medabots Natsume Co., Ltd. Game Boy Advance
Medabots AX: Metabee/Rokusho Version Natsume Co., Ltd. Game Boy Advance
2003 Blockids Athena PlayStation
CIMA Neverland Game Boy Advance
Harvest Moon Marvelous Entertainment PlayStation 2, GameCube
Harvest Moon Marvelous Entertainment Game Boy Advance
Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town Marvelous Entertainment Game Boy Advance
Medabots Infinity Natsume Co., Ltd. GameCube
Reel Fishing III Victor Interactive Software PlayStation 2
2004 Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters SCEI PlayStation 2
2005 Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life Marvelous Entertainment GameCube
Harvest Moon DS Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo DS
Harvest Moon DS Cute Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo DS
Harvest Moon Marvelous Entertainment GameCube
Harvest Moon Victor Interactive Software PlayStation Portable
Reel Fishing: The Great Outdoors Natsume Inc. PlayStation Portable
River King: A Wonderful Journey Marvelous Entertainment PlayStation 2
2006 Ruff Trigger Playstos Entertainment PlayStation 2
Rune Factory Neverland Nintendo DS
Freedom Wings Taito Nintendo DS
Innocent Life ArtePiazza PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
Metropolismania 2 Indi PlayStation 2
Captain Tsubasa Namco Bandai Games PlayStation 2
2007 Hi Hamtaro! Little Hamsters Big Adventure AlphaDream/Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo DS
Harvest Moon DS Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo DS
Harvest Moon Marvelous Entertainment Wii
River King: Mystic Valley Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo DS
Puzzle de Harvest Moon Platinum-Egg Inc. Nintendo DS
2008 Adventures to Go Global A Entertainment PlayStation Portable [5]
Afrika Rhino Studios PlayStation 3
Harvest Moon DS Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo DS
Harvest Moon DS Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo DS
Harvest Moon Marvelous Entertainment Wii
Princess Debut Cave Nintendo DS
Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon Neverland Nintendo DS
2009 Harvest Moon Platinum-Egg Nintendo DS, iOS [6]
Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon Neverland Nintendo DS [7]
Reel Fishing Angler's Dream SIMS Wii [8]
Reel Fishing Challenge SIMS Wii [9]
Harvest Moon h.a.n.d. Wii [10]
Moki Moki Natsume Co., Ltd. Wii [11]
Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition Natsume Co., Ltd. Wii [12]
2010 Cheer we Go Natsume Co., Ltd. Nintendo DS, iOS [13]
Harvest Moon Marvelous Entertainment PlayStation Portable [14]
Harvest Moon Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo DS [15]
Lufia Neverland/Square Enix Nintendo DS [16]
Reel Fishing Challenge II Natsume Inc. Wii [17]
Witch's Wish Yuke's Nintendo DS [18]
2011 Rune Factory Neverland PlayStation 3 [19]
Reel Fishing Paradise 3D Natsume Nintendo 3DS [20]
Harvest Moon Marvelous Entertainment Nintendo 3DS [21]
Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove 3D Natsume Nintendo 3DS [22]
2012 Gabrielle's Monster Match Santa Entertainment iOS [23]
Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning Marvelous AQL Nintendo 3DS [24]
Mystic Chronicles Kemco PlayStation Portable [25]
2013 Carnage Heart EXA Artdink PlayStation Portable [26]
Reel Fishing Pocket Natsume Co., Ltd. iOS [27]
Gabrielle's Zombie Attack Natsume Inc. iOS [27]
Yumi's Odd Odyssey Studio Sainenzen Nintendo 3DS [28]
Hometown Story Hyde Inc/Toybox Inc Nintendo 3DS, iOS [29]
2014 Gabrielle's Sweet Defense Nikukyu Co Ltd iOS [27]
Gabrielle's Monstrous Duel Natsume Inc. iOS [30]
Harvest Moon Tabot Inc. Nintendo 3DS [31]
Hometown Story Pocket Natsume Inc. iOS [32]
Gotcha Racing Arc System Works Nintendo 3DS [33]
2015 Brave Tank Hero Arc System Works Nintendo 3DS, Wii U [34]
2016 Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories Natsume Inc. iOS [35]
Harvest Moon: Skytree Village Tabot, AJP Games Nintendo 3DS [36]
River City: Rival Showdown Arc System Works, Aplus Nintendo 3DS [37]
Super Strike Beach Volleyball Arc System Works Nintendo 3DS [38]
Wild Guns Reloaded Natsume Atari Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows [39]
2017 Harvest Moon Tabot, Inc. Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Android, iOS, Xbox One [40][41]
River City: Knights of Justice Avit-Niigata Nintendo 3DS [42]
2019 Ninja Climb Lit A.F. Games iOS [27]
Reel Fishing: Road Trip Adventure Natsume Inc., Tachyon Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows [43]
Harvest Moon: Mad Dash Appci PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch [44]
2020 Cosmic Defenders Fiery Squirrel Nintendo Switch [45]
Legends of Ethernal Lucid Dreams Studio Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One [46]
2021 ConnecTank Yummy Yummy Tummy, Tamatin Entertainment Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [47]
Harvest Moon: One World Appci, Natsume Inc. Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows [48]
2022 Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Natsume Atari Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 [49]
2023 Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos Appci, Natsume Inc. Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [50]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "[ Natsume ]". http://www.natsume.com/support_main.html. 
  2. ↑ "NATSUME INC. ANNOUNCES NEW OFFICE OPENING IN JAPAN". http://natsume.com/news/news_pdffiles/pid_121_June042013NatsumeJapanoffice.pdf. 
  3. ↑ "Harvest Moon And Beyond, What's Next For Natsume?". March 18, 2015. http://www.siliconera.com/2015/03/18/harvest-moon-beyond-whats-next-natsume/. 
  4. ↑ "Classic game publisher cleans out its closet, makes thousands on eBay". Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/01/classic-game-publisher-cleans-out-its-closet-makes-thousands-on-ebay/. 
  5. ↑ "Adventures to Go" (in en). https://www.ign.com/games/adventures-to-go. 
  6. ↑ Dillard, Corbie (2009-08-08). "Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming Coming to DS in August". Gamer Network. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/08/harvest_moon_frantic_farming_coming_to_ds_in_august. 
  7. ↑ "Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon – Natsume Inc". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/rf3/story/index.html. 
  8. ↑ "Reel Wii Motion! Reel Fun!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/store/games/reel_fishing/index.html. 
  9. ↑ Marcel van Duyn (2009-06-29). "Nintendo Download: Fantasies, Fishing, Warfare, Reversi and Sudoku (US)". Gamer Network. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/06/nintendo_download_fantasies_fishing_warfare_reversi_and_sudoku_us. 
  10. ↑ "Harvest Moon comes to WiiWare!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/harvest_moon_mls/index.html. 
  11. ↑ "Moki Moki" (in en). https://www.ign.com/games/moki-moki. 
  12. ↑ "Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition" (in en). https://www.ign.com/games/animal-kingdom-wildlife-expedition. 
  13. ↑ "We Got Spirit! How About YOU?". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/cheerwego/index.html. 
  14. ↑ Sahdev, Ishaan (2010-10-15). "Natsume Ready Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley". Gamurs. https://www.siliconera.com/natsume-ready-harvest-moon-hero-of-leaf-valley/. 
  15. ↑ Newton, James (2011-04-07). "Harvest Moon: A Tale of Two Towns Coming to DS and 3DS". Gamer Network. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2011/04/harvest_moon_a_tale_of_two_towns_coming_to_ds_and_3ds. 
  16. ↑ "Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals – Home". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/lufia/index.html. 
  17. ↑ "Prepare to be Hooked by Reel Fishing Challenge II!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/reel_fishing_c2/index.html. 
  18. ↑ "A Spellbinding Adventure!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/witchswish/index.html. 
  19. ↑ "An Ocean of Possibilities!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/RuneFactoryPS3/index.html. 
  20. ↑ Sahdev, Ishaan (2011-02-17). "Natsume’s First Nintendo 3DS Game Is Reel Fishing Paradise 3D". Gamurs. https://www.siliconera.com/natsumes-first-nintendo-3ds-game-is-reel-fishing-paradise-3d/. 
  21. ↑ "Trouble Boils Over in a Rural Rivalry!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/3Dhmttott/index.html. 
  22. ↑ "Terror Up the Dance Floor!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/store/games/ggg3D/. 
  23. ↑ Sahdev, Ishaan (2012-02-08). "Gabrielle’s Monster Match Grooves To The Beat Of A Puzzle Game". Gamurs. https://www.siliconera.com/gabrielles-monster-match-grooves-to-the-beat-of-a-puzzle-game/. 
  24. ↑ "Completely Customize Your Farm and Town!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/3Dhmanb/index.html. 
  25. ↑ "To Arms, Guardian Beasts!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/myc/index.html. 
  26. ↑ "Programmed For Fun!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/che/index.html. 
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 Sahdev, Ishaan (2013-05-13). "Natsume Aren’t Done With Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove Yet". Gamurs. https://www.siliconera.com/natsume-arent-done-with-gabrielles-ghostly-groove-yet/. 
  28. ↑ "HOOK, LINE, AND THINKER!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/3DYOO/index.html. 
  29. ↑ "A Tale of Life, Love, and Friendship!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/3Dhts/index.html. 
  30. ↑ "Journey to the legendary Alcao!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/ip_gmd/index.html. 
  31. ↑ "Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley – Home". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/3Dhmtlv/index.html. 
  32. ↑ "Open For Business!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/ip_htspocket/index.html. 
  33. ↑ "Start Your Engines!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/GRacing/index.html. 
  34. ↑ "TAKE YOUR CITY BACK, BRAVE HERO!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/BraveTankHero/index.html. 
  35. ↑ "Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories – Home". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/hmsom/index.html. 
  36. ↑ "Harvest Moon: Skytree Village – Home". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/3Dhmstv/index.html. 
  37. ↑ "Big Trouble in River City!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/3DRCRSD/index.html. 
  38. ↑ "King of the Beach!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/3DssbvbF/index.html. 
  39. ↑ "SHOOTOUT AT HIGH NOON!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/WildGunsR/index.html. 
  40. ↑ "Light the Way!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/hmlohSE/index.html. 
  41. ↑ "Will You Be the Island's Light of Hope?". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/ip_hmloh/index.html. 
  42. ↑ "Kunio Goes Medieval!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/3DRCKOJ/index.html. 
  43. ↑ "A Trip to Remember!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/rfrta/index.html. 
  44. ↑ "Multiplayer Farming Mayhem!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/hmmd/index.html. 
  45. ↑ "Protect the Cosmos!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/cosmicD/index.html. 
  46. ↑ "Welcome to the World of Arkanys!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/loe/index.html. 
  47. ↑ "WARNING!! A HUGE TANK BATTLE IN NEW PANGEA!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/connecT/index.html. 
  48. ↑ "A Harvest Moon with Global Appeal!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/hmow/index.html. 
  49. ↑ "The Adventures of Pocky and Rocky Continue!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/sp/current_game/PRR/index.html. 
  50. ↑ "Explore the Amazing World of Anthos!". Natsume Inc.. https://www.natsume.com/current_game/games/hmtwoa/index.html. 

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