These details come from the latest edition of Famitsu…
– Japanese title is Bokujou Monogatari Series: Makiba no Omise (Harvest Moon Series: Ranch Store in English)
– Different from previous Harvest Moon titles
– Focuses on shop management
– Choose from a boy or girl, then create your own shop and try to make it successful
– Variety of shops to choose from
– Can take pictures of your shop and send them to friends on the Wii Message Board
– Examples of shops: Juice shop (turn fruits/vegetables into juice), ice cream parlor (turn fresh milk into soft cream), Easter egg shop (use eggs from chickens, stickers and paint that has been unlocked to make Easter eggs)
– Juice/ice cream made with mini-game play
– Characters from previous Harvest Moon games will appear at your shop – take their orders correctly to build a relationship
– Releasing April 28 in Japan for 1,500 Wii Points