Natsume Inc. is an American video game publisher. Originally established as an American division of
Natsume Co., Ltd.
, formerly from 1987 to 2013, is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. Natsume Atari is based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan and is known for developing licensed titles and mobile games.
The company was founded as Natsume Co., Ltd. in 1 ...
in 1988, it split from its parent company in 1995 to become an independent publisher.
Natsume Inc. is located in
Burlingame, California
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.
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.
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
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. In 2015, the developer of the series,
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, 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: The Lost Valley'',
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.
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.
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.natsume.com/, Official Natsume Inc. website
American companies established in 1988
Companies based in Burlingame, California
Video game companies established in 1988
Video game publishers