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During the second day of E3, N-Philes had the chance to sit down and talk with Graham Markay, Natsume’s Senior Director of Operations. Though they’ve released revered action games such as the Super Nintendo’s Pocky and Rocky, the company is best known for their Harvest Moon and Legend of the River King franchises. Natsume is currently preparing Harvest Moon DS, Freedom Wings and Puzzle de Harvest Moon for release on the Nintendo DS later this year.

We met Mr. Markay in a small room constructed above Natsume’s booth, and he wasted no time before getting into the games. We exchanged handshakes, and as soon as we mentioned a problem with our business cards, he told us of his own stumbling blocks on the road to E3.

Graham Markay: I completely understand about last second problems. One of my last second problems was I was expecting to show a particular title at the show – wasn’t ready in time so I had to switch it out with [Harvest Moon] Magical Melody. Magical Melody is downstairs and normally it was actually supposed to be… this one [points to Puzzle de Harvest Moon]

N-Philes: So you had to switch Magical Melody in for Puzzle de Harvest Moon?

Markay: Yeah, because Puzzle de Harvest Moon wasn’t ready to be shown playable. It’s still set for its October release date.

We’ve got three Nintendo DS titles: Harvest Moon DS, Freedom Wings, and Puzzle de Harvest Moon. Harvest Moon is set to release in August. You familiar with the series?

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