Fatal Frame/Project Zero 4 May Not Come To West

08 Apr 2009 at 11:38:16 by Tim McDonald

It's beginning to look like Fatal Frame 4 may not be coming to the West.

Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse - better known in Europe with its Project Zero title - has an uncertain future, following an MTV interview with Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America president, who stated that "We are not the publisher of that title in the Americas."

IGN asked Tecmo, who responded with an official statement: "Nintendo holds the publishing rights to 'Fatal Frame Wii,' which was developed by Tecmo LTD. and Grasshopper Manufacture and released in Japan on July 31, 2008. Nintendo of America has since then decided not to publish this title in North America - consequently, the title will not be released in this territory. As the owner of the IP, Tecmo feels very unfortunate that the fans of the series in North America will not have a chance to play the game, but respects the final decision made by Nintendo of America."

What this means for those of us in Europe is unclear. Historically, the Project Zero games have been published by a variety of companies in this region, including Ubisoft and 2K Games, so if Nintendo are willing it's possible that we may see a third-party pick it up.

We're trying to find out what's going on in this region right now, and we'll let you know as soon as we find out more.

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