Harvest Moon DS

Burlingame, Calif., September 2, 2008 - Natsume, a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the award-winning Harvest Moon franchise, the company is holding a Harvest Moon Drawing Contest.

Over the years, a variety a different characters and animals have appeared in the many Harvest Moon installments; now it's time for the fans to show Natsume who their favorite characters and animals are! To participate in the in the Harvest Moon 10th Anniversary Drawing Contest, participants must draw a picture of their favorite Harvest Moon character and their favorite Harvest Moon animal. Submissions must be received by Natsume no later than Friday, October, 17, 2008.

All drawings will be judged by the staff at Natsume, and the 20 best entries will be selected. The 20 selected winners of the Drawing Contest will receive a Harvest Moon 10th Anniversary prize package that includes: 10th Anniversary DS Lite Kit, official Harvest Moon:

Tree of Tranquility Strategy Guide, official Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness Strategy Guide, 10th Anniversary plush Harvest Moon Cow, 10th Anniversary plush Harvest Moon Chicken, and additional goodies!

In order to qualify, all drawings must include the following:

1. At least one character from any of the Harvest Moon games over the

past 10 years.

2. At least one animal from any of the Harvest Moon games over the past

10 years.

3. The size of your drawing should NOT be bigger than 8.5 x 11 inches

(letter size paper).

4. On the back of the drawing, participants should include their name

(first and last), age, and mailing address. For those who do not want their real name posted if they win, please be sure to include a nickname. (For winners who do not include a nickname, only their first names will be posted.)

5. Entries should be sent to:

Attn: Harvest Moon 10th Anniversary Drawing Contest

Natsume Inc.

1818 Gilbreth Road, Suite 229

Burlingame, CA 94010

6. All entries must be postmarked by or before October 17th, 2008.

The winners of the Harvest Moon 10th Anniversary Drawing Contest will be posted on Natsume's website on October 31st, 2008!

Please note:

. Any submissions that do not meet the requirements will be

automatically disqualified.

. Only one submission per participant.

. No submissions via e-mail.

For more information on the Harvest Moon Drawing Contest, please visit www.natsume.com or http://www.clevercomm.com/Natsume/.

About Natsume

Natsume Inc. is a worldwide developer and publisher that specialize in unique and family-oriented interactive entertainment software for a variety of platforms. Most known for publishing Reel Fishing and Harvest Moon, Natsume is dedicated to producing quality video games.

For more information about Natsume Inc., visit www.natsume.com.

Media Contact

Tina Casalino

Clever Communications

(408) 266-1934

tina@clevercomm.com

Graham Markay

Natsume Inc.

(650) 692-1941

graham@natsume.com