--- product_id: 1568247 title: "Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning - Nintendo 3DS" brand: "natsume" price: "€ 56.03" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Natsume" url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/1568247-harvest-moon-3d-a-new-beginning-nintendo-3ds store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Play as boy or girl, full avatar customization Boost farm reputation for extra income Custom-build your farm & town Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning - Nintendo 3DS **Brand:** natsume **Price:** € 56.03 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌾 Cultivate your legacy, customize your world, and never miss a harvest! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning - Nintendo 3DS by natsume - **How much does it cost?** € 56.03 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/1568247-harvest-moon-3d-a-new-beginning-nintendo-3ds) ## Best For - natsume enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted natsume brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Express Yourself Fully:** Choose your character’s gender and style to stand out in the vibrant Harvest Moon community. - • **Maximize Your Earnings:** Elevate your farm’s reputation to unlock premium produce bonuses and grow your in-game wealth. - • **Explore & Unlock New Content:** Discover new characters, buildings, and areas as you progress, keeping gameplay fresh and engaging. - • **Design Your Dream Farm & Town:** Unlock blueprints and craft unique structures to create a personalized farming paradise. - • **Find Love & Build Relationships:** Woo your favorite bachelor or bachelorette and become part of the town’s social fabric. ## Overview Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning for Nintendo 3DS offers deep farm and town customization, character personalization, and relationship-building gameplay. With a rich variety of unlockable content and a focus on reputation-driven rewards, it delivers a uniquely immersive farming simulation experience perfect for players seeking creativity and social connection. ## Description *Find blueprints, build structures and design your farm and town! *Choose to farm as a boy or a girl and customize your appearance! *Improve your farm’s reputation and earn extra produce money! *Woo and win the heart of your favorite bachelor or bachelorette! Review: Harvest Moon A New Beginning VS. Story of Seasons. Skip to last paragraph for a brief comparison - While Story of Seasons (SoS is the new HM) has made some improvements on this title, I actually like HMNB better than SoS in many ways. It's really comes down to personal preference which one you will enjoy more. In this title, the town (including houses) and your farm can be customized. Some people find this to be tedious, but I really enjoy it; just make sure you remove trees so the buildings can fit. SoS has small areas in town that can be edited, but houses/roads are in place. Your farm area in SoS can be customized in much the same way as HMNB. I love the characters in this title much more than SoS, but they do need to be unlocked. As others have said, it is a slow start, but you'll find yourself unlocking new buildings/people fairly quickly. I found it less boring when something/someone new was being unlocked throughout gameplay. I like the forest area where you can forage, mine, and fish. I was disappointed that SoS only had different field areas for crops and no forest. The mine in HMNB has 3 mining spots, while SoS has one spot within the Safari. HMNB has an animal sanctuary where you can take livestock to reduce stress and eventually get "great" products. There is nothing to do in the sanctuary unfortunately, so it is bet to take care of livestock there instead of at the farm on the days you go so that you are not just standing around. SoS has the Safari which serves the same purpose as the sanctuary in HMNB, except the products are now called "+" products. Animals are in the forest in HMNB and can be befriended, but several need to be unlocked is SoS and then show up in the safari where you can befriend them. There are animals around the rental field spots and right outside of town as well in SoS. Trading in this title is done through the shops and various vendors that show up on certain days. SoS has vendors which need to be unlocked through shipping of several products/crops (there is no shipping box in SoS, all buying/selling is done through vendors). Some vendors take quite some time to unlock and this is the main goal in SoS. I found this tedious, repetitious, and boring as compared to HMNB. The livestock and crops are much easier to manage in SoS than HMNB. More crops can be harvested from the seeds and livestock care is much quicker and easier, but SoS needs this feature much more due to high shipping requirements. I prefer these features in SoS, but it is not a dealbreaker in HMNB. Both titles offer character customization which are quite similar. In HMNB you sheer wool, grow cotton/flax, forage down which is then processed by the tailor to make different clothing items. Hair is done at the salon. In SoS, hair can be changed from your closet and clothes are made by you instead. I kind of prefer the tailor/salon in HMNB, but that's just my preference. HMNB does have a few typos such as funa for tuna and other minor typos which are slightly annoying to me, but doesn't affect gameplay. All in all, both are good titles and worth playing. Personally, I think there is more to do in HMNB and more variety, but some disagree. I think most of what keeps you busy in SoS is producing/shipping loads of products. While that is a feature of all games of this title, there are WAY more shipping requirements in SoS. If you like lots of customization and want to bring characters in with that process, start with this title (HMNB). If you just want to farm and maintain livestock without worrying about town customization or unlocking of characters by building/placing their homes, start with SoS. There are some characters which unlock in SoS, but most are already in place. I look forward to the upcoming release of SoS Trio of Towns and will continue to enjoy HMNB in the meantime. Review: A Solid Harvest Moon Title - Harvest Moon is probably one of my favorite video game series ever. My love for this game all started with Harvest Moon 64 and has continued to grow with each new installment. Harvest Moon A New Beginning is quite different from previous iterations of the game in that it is completely customizeable. You can customize your character, farm, even the town. I really liked this addition to the series. I love being able to customize a game to suit my playstyle and this is no exception. I haven't gotten too far in the game yet, but I can definitely say that it's a great addition to an already great series. The beginning of the game definitely starts off slow. The tutorial is LONG, longer than any other Harvest Moon game I've played (and I've played quite a lot of them). While someone that has played through many a Harvest Moon game will find the tutorial redundant and unnecessary, new players to the series will find it extremely helpful. Like most Harvest Moon games, the beginning of the game (post-tutorial) is a bit slow as your funds are limited and this game also doesn't have many people in the town to start, but once you get passed the first week or so, you will find that you have more than enough to keep you busy. All I can say for that first week... aside from tending your turnips and potatoes... collect, collect, collect! Collect any item laying on the ground that you see... bugs, flowers, ore, sticks. Sell everything (except building materials and cooking ingredients). This will give you a nice profit up front so you can afford to purchase things later on. While Harvest Moon: A New Beginning is probably not my favorite Harvest Moon title (that belongs to A Wonderful Life and Harvest Moon 64), this game is a very solid and fun addition to the Harvest Moon series. If you are a fan of Harvest Moon (and if you aren't and want to give it a shot, this is probably the game to do it with since it has such an in-depth tutorial), then I think you will enjoy this game! ## Features - Find blueprints, build structures and design your farm and town! - Choose to farm as a boy or a girl and customize your appearance! - Improve your farm’s reputation and earn extra produce money! - Woo and win the heart of your favorite bachelor or bachelorette! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B008A27UMG | | Best Sellers Rank | #12,990 in Video Games ( See Top 100 in Video Games ) #435 in Nintendo 3DS & 2DS Consoles, Games & Accessories | | Compatible Video Game Console Models | Nintendo 2DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DSi XL | | Computer Platform | Nintendo 3DS | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (821) | | Date First Available | August 15, 2012 | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00719593140078 | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item Weight | 1.06 ounces | | Item model number | 14007 | | Language | English | | Manufacturer | Solutions 2 Go | | Product Dimensions | 0.5 x 5.4 x 4.9 inches; 1.06 ounces | | Publication Date | November 6, 2012 | | Rated | Everyone | | Release date | November 6, 2012 | | Type of item | Video Game | | UPC | 719593140078 | ## Images ![Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning - Nintendo 3DS - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81AHBagKsGL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: I'm new to the Harvest Moon series, and i was wondering if i should get "Tale of Two Towns" or "A New Beginning". Which one should I get?** A: It really depends on what features you want. Tale of two towns separates farming with crops and animals, while a new beginning is more traditional but you build the layout of the town and your farm. Personally I would say a Tale of Two Towns would be a good start though to the Harvest Moon Series. Enjoy! **Q: How is this different / better from "story of seasons"?** A: story of seasons is still a harvest moon game, just under a different name. in my opinion I preferred story of seasons for gameplay, but I liked the bachelors of a new beginning more **Q: Is this like the old Harvest Moon games on the Gamecube where you eventually picked a spouse and had a family yourself?** A: In every Harvest Moon game you can pick a spouse and have a family so yes. In this game you are allowed one child and it's a cookie cutter for either the boy or girl. So the child will look the same no matter which spouse you choose. **Q: whats the region code? x,X usa,aus???** A: As long as you buy from the US amazon website it's US region :) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Harvest Moon A New Beginning VS. Story of Seasons. Skip to last paragraph for a brief comparison *by J***C on January 19, 2017* While Story of Seasons (SoS is the new HM) has made some improvements on this title, I actually like HMNB better than SoS in many ways. It's really comes down to personal preference which one you will enjoy more. In this title, the town (including houses) and your farm can be customized. Some people find this to be tedious, but I really enjoy it; just make sure you remove trees so the buildings can fit. SoS has small areas in town that can be edited, but houses/roads are in place. Your farm area in SoS can be customized in much the same way as HMNB. I love the characters in this title much more than SoS, but they do need to be unlocked. As others have said, it is a slow start, but you'll find yourself unlocking new buildings/people fairly quickly. I found it less boring when something/someone new was being unlocked throughout gameplay. I like the forest area where you can forage, mine, and fish. I was disappointed that SoS only had different field areas for crops and no forest. The mine in HMNB has 3 mining spots, while SoS has one spot within the Safari. HMNB has an animal sanctuary where you can take livestock to reduce stress and eventually get "great" products. There is nothing to do in the sanctuary unfortunately, so it is bet to take care of livestock there instead of at the farm on the days you go so that you are not just standing around. SoS has the Safari which serves the same purpose as the sanctuary in HMNB, except the products are now called "+" products. Animals are in the forest in HMNB and can be befriended, but several need to be unlocked is SoS and then show up in the safari where you can befriend them. There are animals around the rental field spots and right outside of town as well in SoS. Trading in this title is done through the shops and various vendors that show up on certain days. SoS has vendors which need to be unlocked through shipping of several products/crops (there is no shipping box in SoS, all buying/selling is done through vendors). Some vendors take quite some time to unlock and this is the main goal in SoS. I found this tedious, repetitious, and boring as compared to HMNB. The livestock and crops are much easier to manage in SoS than HMNB. More crops can be harvested from the seeds and livestock care is much quicker and easier, but SoS needs this feature much more due to high shipping requirements. I prefer these features in SoS, but it is not a dealbreaker in HMNB. Both titles offer character customization which are quite similar. In HMNB you sheer wool, grow cotton/flax, forage down which is then processed by the tailor to make different clothing items. Hair is done at the salon. In SoS, hair can be changed from your closet and clothes are made by you instead. I kind of prefer the tailor/salon in HMNB, but that's just my preference. HMNB does have a few typos such as funa for tuna and other minor typos which are slightly annoying to me, but doesn't affect gameplay. All in all, both are good titles and worth playing. Personally, I think there is more to do in HMNB and more variety, but some disagree. I think most of what keeps you busy in SoS is producing/shipping loads of products. While that is a feature of all games of this title, there are WAY more shipping requirements in SoS. If you like lots of customization and want to bring characters in with that process, start with this title (HMNB). If you just want to farm and maintain livestock without worrying about town customization or unlocking of characters by building/placing their homes, start with SoS. There are some characters which unlock in SoS, but most are already in place. I look forward to the upcoming release of SoS Trio of Towns and will continue to enjoy HMNB in the meantime. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Solid Harvest Moon Title *by C***9 on May 31, 2013* Harvest Moon is probably one of my favorite video game series ever. My love for this game all started with Harvest Moon 64 and has continued to grow with each new installment. Harvest Moon A New Beginning is quite different from previous iterations of the game in that it is completely customizeable. You can customize your character, farm, even the town. I really liked this addition to the series. I love being able to customize a game to suit my playstyle and this is no exception. I haven't gotten too far in the game yet, but I can definitely say that it's a great addition to an already great series. The beginning of the game definitely starts off slow. The tutorial is LONG, longer than any other Harvest Moon game I've played (and I've played quite a lot of them). While someone that has played through many a Harvest Moon game will find the tutorial redundant and unnecessary, new players to the series will find it extremely helpful. Like most Harvest Moon games, the beginning of the game (post-tutorial) is a bit slow as your funds are limited and this game also doesn't have many people in the town to start, but once you get passed the first week or so, you will find that you have more than enough to keep you busy. All I can say for that first week... aside from tending your turnips and potatoes... collect, collect, collect! Collect any item laying on the ground that you see... bugs, flowers, ore, sticks. Sell everything (except building materials and cooking ingredients). This will give you a nice profit up front so you can afford to purchase things later on. While Harvest Moon: A New Beginning is probably not my favorite Harvest Moon title (that belongs to A Wonderful Life and Harvest Moon 64), this game is a very solid and fun addition to the Harvest Moon series. If you are a fan of Harvest Moon (and if you aren't and want to give it a shot, this is probably the game to do it with since it has such an in-depth tutorial), then I think you will enjoy this game! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ TOTALLY WORTH IT!! *by R***E on March 29, 2013* This game was the reason why i got the 3ds! after seeing such reviews i just had to get my hands on it. Tale of two towns ds version was the first harvest moon game i played, i bought it on impulse and i really loved the concept of the game. so when i saw this game i knew i had to try it out which meant i had to get the 3ds and since i'm not much of a gamer and don't really fancy 80% of the games for the 3ds/ds console i wasn't sure i should invest but after getting & playing the game it was totally worth it. (this is still the only game i own lol) The Game itself is a lot better than tale of two towns although it doesn't, seem like it at first. the story is much deeper. restoring the town is fun and watching new people move in and new things happen is interesting. you have to restore the town, befriend villagers, keep animals happy, keep crops growing, get new blueprints, make new cool and better items , gather and hoard everything!!! (except for the bugs and critter and also hoard some bees), befriend a marriage candidate, get married, get kids, attend festivals..the list goes onnnnnnnnnnnnn. not enough time and stamina in the day to complete everything. i'm still early on in the game tho middle of summer, year 1 and i'm nowhere near bored, i play this game any chance i get. for tale of two towns i was bored by summer year 1 because everyday was slightly repetitive. not this game. its a load of fun, never a dull moment! ( well after you get through first couple weeks). The only thing i really dislike about this game is the stamina.it goes down so fast, you wake full of stamina and by 8am after watering crops and taking care of your animals you're down to one heart and close to fainting. very frustrating, but i have read it gets better when you upgrade your farm tools so don't get discouraged :) overall if you are a harvest moon fan then you're missing out a ton if you don't have this game already!what are you waiting for? ..first time players, get it too, this game is a great place to start. if you like simulation day by day, slow and steady kinda game you'll really enjoy this! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/1568247-harvest-moon-3d-a-new-beginning-nintendo-3ds](https://www.desertcart.be/products/1568247-harvest-moon-3d-a-new-beginning-nintendo-3ds) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-08-25*