A portion of a Siliconera interview with Yasuhiro Maekawa, President and CEO of Natsume…

S: Recently, Marvelous started Harvest Moon spinoffs by looking at the future with harmless Life and a fantasy setting with Rune Factory. What kind of Harvest Moon spinoff would you like to see?

YM: A game which extends the Harvest Moon world to a new genre. For example, with Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon, we took Harvest Moon fans to a fantasy setting. We additionally introduced an action-RPG element, bringing a whole new group of RPG fans into the world of Harvest Moon.

We’d love to do that with another genre, as enlarged as it could be blended well with the world of Harvest Moon, like Rune Factory:

A Fantasy Harvest Moon and Puzzle de Harvest Moon.

S: Are there any plans to release the Wii version of Harvest Moon: Magical Melody in the USA?

YM: It was nearly two and a-half year ago when Harvest Moon: Magical Melody for GameCube was released. We will be releasing our first Harvest Moon for Wii, Harvest Moon Tree of Tranquility shortly.

If we were to release the Wii version of Magical Melody, we would most likely be looking at a limited release aimed at our hardcore and loyal fans. We have had quite a few requests to release that game and are looking into it.

Full interview here

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