Afrika Migrates Into Stores Next Month
By Spencer . September 17, 2009 . 11:26amAfrika’s journey to North America is about to end. Natsume announced they will release the virtual safari game on October 6.
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Afrika’s journey to North America is about to end. Natsume announced they will release the virtual safari game on October 6.
Great to see Afrika stampeding stateside. You know, there is another story behind its release. The link between Natsume, Afrika, and Sony Computer Entertainment Japan is a hungry fish!
Sony passed on publishing Afrika outside of Asia, but the safari photo hunt game will get a domestic release from everyone’s favorite Harvest Moon publisher, Natsume.
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