E308: We fit into Natsume's niche
by Candace Savino 
{ Jul 14th 2008 at 1:15PM }
Natsume will be sharing some DS love at this week's E3 convention, showing off Princess Debut and Rune Factory 2 for the first time. Island of Happiness and Hamtaro will also be on the company's E3 agenda, balancing out the lineup nicely.Harvest Moon fans (like ourselves) will probably be the most excited by this schedule, as we'll get more media and details on Island of Happiness and Rune Factory 2, which come out this summer and fall respectively. At the same time, we can't help but be intrigued by Princess Debut. Depending on how the "adventure" parts work, it might be the closest thing to an otome (girl's dating game) that we've seen for the DS outside of Japan. We're also not going to complain about the rhythm-based dancing segments, as we're rhythm game fiends.
Granted, all these titles are rather niche, but we wouldn't take Natsume any other way.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jenni L @ Jul 14th 2008 2:26PM
Yup, Princess Debut, Harvest Moon: IoH and Rune Factory 2 (the second generation part) would all fit into otome games.
I'm also a bit excited about their Hamtaro DS game announcement. I loved the one on GBA.
ecco6t9 @ Jul 15th 2008 12:15AM
Hamtaro is epic win.