Posted May 22, 2009 Having emailed Nintendo of Europe about an issue in my Stars account, i had a few back and forth emails from Laila Marshall. In one email, i asked her about a Euro release for Fatal Frame 4- making it clear that there could be a name change for Europe, incidently. Her response was not good- "i do not believe this title will be released". For those who did not listen to the recent IGN podcast, Matt C suggested that he'd heard rumblings that Nintendo wanted a few things changed, and Tecmo refused. Either way, i think its time to forget about this title. So, i'll bump the thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 29, 2009 Nintendo has made an official statement about Fatal Frame IV (known as Project Zero IV here) in its last official magazine: "One time envisaged for a May release, the localization of the game has been cancelled and the game will stay as an Japanese exclusive game". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 29, 2009 (edited) New Post in Fatal Frame IV *gets excited* ..and it's from Dante *yay.. must be confirmation of a European release at last* Edited May 29, 2009 by nekunando Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 30, 2009 That made me laugh... and then I cried. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 30, 2009 But...but..but... can't another publisher pick this up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 30, 2009 There's still that possibility but it's a very, very small one (microscopic). Tecmo were adamant that it was Nintendo holding the title back from being release and Tecmo themselves don't seem to be in a rush to even mention it so I doubt that anyone will take it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 31, 2009 From another boards: It's bad. I am in love with Fatal Frame on PS2, and I was dying to get it on Wii. After playing the Japanese version for about 10 minutes, and checking over and over for a classic controller option (ANYTHING to get away from that "twist to turn" BS) I gave up and was a sad panda. Current controls: Move around, flashlight points in front of you at all times, pull up camera and tilt up to look up, tilt down to look down, twist Wii-mote (like a dial) left to turn left, and twist right to turn right. Horrible control... a 2nd analog stick is much, much better. Controls needed: Move around, flashlight mapped to IR for free pointing (Fragile, Silent Hill, LIT), pull up camera and use FPS-like bounding box for IR camera snapping and turning. That would change a "can't play it" game to a "must own" in a few pretty simple fixes. Bah. I'd pay for the change if I could. Can we all pre-order the US version in good faith, and if Ninty gets enough allow for a dev to go in and change the controls? I'll put down $100 for it myself... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 31, 2009 Such a shame... *Cries to sleep* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 19, 2010 Finally... Fatal Frame 4 fan translation available "A dedicated team of homebrewers has done what Nintendo and Tecmo never did: translate Fatal Frame IV. A team at Fatal Frame fansite Beyond the Camera's Lens has released a patch that swaps out the Japanese text in the Tecmo/Nintendo/Grasshopper Manufacture-developed Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse with its own translated English text and allows the Japanese disc to be loaded in other regions' Wiis. The best part? It runs from an SD card on any Wii -- no matter which region, and without the need for modding. We suspect sites like Play-Asia and YesAsia are about to experience a significant increase in the number of orders for this 2008 survival horror game. " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 19, 2010 (edited) Hold on. Runs from SD? Do you need homebrew channel, or can any Wii play this? Its not clear if you need the Japanese disk, plus SD translation, or just an SD containing both. Edited January 19, 2010 by david.dakota Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 19, 2010 Reading through the actual website I you can do it with or without the Homebrew Channel There are 2 versions of the patch, one for Wii on firmware 4.1 and below and another for 4.2. You do need to have the Japanese disc of the game. If you have the HBC you can run the patch from that. If not it appears all you have to do is go to the SD card menu (or SD channel managment) and that will launch the patch.... I assume it's maybe got some version of Bannerbomb built into it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 20, 2010 Issues about controls don't bother me. It's survival horror. Having bad controls is almost part of the scare at this stage. I was always pissed this game never made it outside japan having enjoyed the others when they were published by someone else OTHER than NIntendo. Baffled this of all games gets a fan translate though. I would have loved to played captain rainbow for the laugh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 20, 2010 I would have loved to played captain rainbow for the laugh OMG DO WANT!!! *Sigh* We can dream Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 20, 2010 Does anyone know of any other good import sites other than Play-Asia and YesAsia? I check those and that game is coming in at about 50 euro... anyone know of it cheaper on other sites? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 20, 2010 i'll be worried about the patch eventually bricking consoles or something, i'm not taking the risk! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 20, 2010 I'm so happy to hear about this. I've just ordered the 3rd game (finished the first two games) so I can play through that and then play 4. I just need to wait till some place gets it back instock >.< Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 20, 2010 i'll be worried about the patch eventually bricking consoles or something, i'm not taking the risk! Since its not making any changes to firmware - I assume - it shouldn't brick consoles. But after the mess of No More Heroes/SSBB/Freeloader, i'm cautious of the purchase.... That said, I so want to play this game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) i'll be worried about the patch eventually bricking consoles or something, i'm not taking the risk! Since the patch runs from an SD card and isn't permenatley installed on the Wii I don't think. There do appear to be some people having problems with it though.... aparently Balck Wii's and newer bought Wii's are causing some problems http://www.cameraslens.com/forum/index.php?topic=8725.0 It is mentioned that a future firmware update could break the patch but the team are confident they'd be able to make a work around quick enough like the HBC team have done multiple times. haha, I can't believe Play-Asia are now sold out, lol, YesAsia still have stock but I don't have an account on there and can't be bothered getting up to get my credit card right now... i'll do it tomorrow Edited January 20, 2010 by Mokong Automerged Doublepost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 21, 2010 Is there any footage of this? Does it just swap out the subtitles? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 21, 2010 Is there any footage of this? Does it just swap out the subtitles? The patch swaps out all Japanese text for English during gameplay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 25, 2010 I'll add my voice to this and say that not releasing this game is worse than not releasing 'Disaster Day of Crisis' in North America. It's odd that a game has already been developed and then Nintendo doesn't want it released it outside of Japan and doesn't really say why. I've got the previous 3 games in this series and I was looking forward to playing this on my Wii. In fact it was one of the reasons I bought the Wii. Personally, I think adding Nintendo's involvement with this fourth game was a mistake on many levels. I was hoping that since Nintendo didn't want to publish it that someone like Rising Star Games might do it but recent news about this company isn't positive right now. The only hope is that next generation Nintendo might have a change of heart and release this game to us as a download only title. I'd hate to see this but there you go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 25, 2010 (edited) Ah grrrr... was just going to order from YesAsia but they are sold out now too.... anyone know any other good sites to buy from? edit: Just found it on a site called jgamers.com and ordered from there, could take up to 2 weeks to deliever though, I'm not in a total rush so just went with the standard shipping method. They were giving US$5.00 discount too with a coupon code on there home page. Though it looks like I ordered the last one they had as I checked the game again and it changed to "out of stock" Would love to see the sales figures for the game now, and what Nintendo will think when they see the spike in online sales all shipped to the US and Europe Edited January 26, 2010 by Mokong Automerged Doublepost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 26, 2010 I'll add my voice to this and say that not releasing this game is worse than not releasing 'Disaster Day of Crisis' in North America. It's odd that a game has already been developed and then Nintendo doesn't want it released it outside of Japan and doesn't really say why. I've got the previous 3 games in this series and I was looking forward to playing this on my Wii. In fact it was one of the reasons I bought the Wii. Personally, I think adding Nintendo's involvement with this fourth game was a mistake on many levels. I was hoping that since Nintendo didn't want to publish it that someone like Rising Star Games might do it but recent news about this company isn't positive right now. The only hope is that next generation Nintendo might have a change of heart and release this game to us as a download only title. I'd hate to see this but there you go. I feel the same pain as you having enjoyed some of the others. It's a great series... Also a bit disconcerned about control issues but in saying that they controlled like shit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
