2013 is the 15th year anniversary of the Harvest Moon series, and the first game built directly for the Nintendo 3DS, Harvest Moon: A New Beginning, is launching September 20th in Europe.

As well as being the first title built for the Nintendo 3DS, A New Beginning also has the following key features:

• Choose between a boy and girl – now with more customization options than ever before.
• One hundred different costumes and items with which to style your perfect character.
• Work on your farm to grow flowers and vegetables and take care of your animals.
• Rearrange and design your farm with a super-simple pick-up-and-drop system.
• Expanded world with exciting locations to explore, from tropical islands to ancient ruins.
• • Find romance with a choice of love interests. Get married and start a family!

N-Europe recently had a chance to chat to the game's director Yoshifumi Hashimoto, so be sure to check back to find out what he had to said about this game and the wider series.