Harvest Moon Publisher Natsume Joins ESA

March 16, 2009

Following the recent lead of SouthPeak Interactive, game publisher Natsume has joined the ranks of the Entertainment Software Association.

Natsume, which publishes for the PSP, PS2, Wii and DS, is best known for the Harvest Moon RPG series.

Natsume CEO Hiro Maekawa commented on the decision:

It’s important to partner with an organization which not only acts as the voice for the video game industry, but also reflects the mission and goals we have established for our company. We are pleased to join the ESA and are excited to collaborate on upcoming programs and activities such as the 2009 E3 Expo.

The addition of Natsume brings the tally of ESA member companies to 22.

Posted in E3 2009 ESA Video Game Industry/Economics

Comments

Re: Harvest Moon Publisher Natsume Joins ESA

Submitted by GoodRobotUs on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 20:37.

Harvest Moon is one of those games you enjoy playing, but as a 36-year old male, don't really want to admit it :D

Re: Harvest Moon Publisher Natsume Joins ESA

Submitted by Truec on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 18:44.

Any chance the ESA will enforce quality standards on them?

Harvest Moon is a wonderful series and Natsume doesn't deserve it.

Better than Rising Sun though. I often feel sorry for European HM fans.

Re: Harvest Moon Publisher Natsume Joins ESA

Submitted by Rmy38 on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 11:27.

Great job Gallagher! You only need to get two members to make up for the ones that you lost the company!

Re: Harvest Moon Publisher Natsume Joins ESA

Submitted by killatia on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 10:53.

Good that another company join the ESA, now they just gotta be sure they don't leave =p

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