Harvest Moon gets a Gamecube Sequel! Click on in for more information!

Following on from the unsurprising success of Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, publisher Marvelous interactive have announced that the sequel to the game is set for a Japanese release next year.

The game, currently going by the title of "Harvest Moon: Song Of Happiness" will see more random events -such as wild dog attacks, occurring sporadically during your life as you once again take on the challenge of running a farm.

In a new twist, however, players will be able to take on the role of a boy OR a girl for this new outing, and the game will naturally be different depending on the gender you choose to play.

There is currently no European release date set for the game, but given the popularity of the previous title, we would expect that a European release is a given thing. With a projected release date of "Sometime 2005" in Japan, it is however, a little harder to predict when we will see the game in Europe. Watch this space, and sharpen your ploughs for the coming season, folks!

Update

We have uploaded the two scans from Famitsu showing the first images and info (in Japanese) on Harvest Moon 2 for the GameCube. See them by clicking the links below.