February 27^th, 2003 (12:00am) - Harvest Moon is quite possible one of the greatest modern day videogame series existing today. The gameplay found in Natsume’s Harvest Moon games is so addicting that it’s almost hard to believe you playing a farming sim. Ubi Soft announced today that they will be publishing Natsume’s two newest Harvest Moon titles, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life on the GameCube and Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town for the Game Boy Advance.

"Ubi Soft is looking forward to distributing the delightful Harvest Moon games later this year. The series has a loyal following and a well-deserved reputation for top-quality gameplay" Commented Sally Cormack, Product Manager for Ubi Soft "The latest titles will bring many exciting new elements to the series"

Hiro Maekawa, President & CEO of Natsume Inc. stated, "With the strength and dedication of Ubi Soft’s powerful sales force we feel that the Harvest Moon franchise will become a household name in all PAL territories. Once again we are truly excited to be working with such a reputable and industry leading company as Ubi Soft!"

The GameCube version of A Wonderful Life is a port of the Playstation 2 game released a few months ago, and it includes over 40 brand new characters to interact with as well as new and improved systems for raising animals and growing vegetables. Meet and woo one of the lovely bachelorettes in town, each one with their own individual personality and harness the power of science to grow hybrid vegetables.

The Game Boy Advance version will take place in Mineral Town and is based on the world and characters from Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, build and maintain a farm while befriending the town’s people.

The Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance versions will link up to connect the 2 towns featured in the games, it will also enable villagers to travel between the towns triggering new events and many surprises.

Both games are scheduled to be released this October.