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Fatal Frame IV confirmed for Europe, coming to US at some point photo

Fatal Frame IV, the latest in the popular survival horror series, has been in a questionable place regarding a North American release, with Nintendo of America being typical NoA and seeming unlikely to publish. At least Nintendo of Europe is doing PAL gamers a service, as it will be bringing the snap-happy scarefest to Nintendo's forgotten territory.

There is no official date for the European release, but February 6 has been thrown around as a likely candidate.

As far as the North American release goes, XSEED has essentially confirmed it, but won't shed any more light than that. "If you’re talking about Fatal Frame IV for the Wii then it’s coming to the US, even though it won’t be by us," stated an XSEED rep. "Can’t tell you who’s bringing it over, but keep your eyes peeled for an official announcement, hopefully sometime soon."

Good news for Wii owners who want a little more horror ... intentional horror that is, not the byproduct of terror that comes from 90% of the Wii's "casual" library.


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zombiekiller13's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 07:54
zombiekiller13
Dammit, just give us a friggin' release date. Been waiting for this one for a while.
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 07:59
Batthink
I still have to play the second game AND locate the third game...damn...
Zeno's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 08:03
Zeno
Europe's not supposed to get things before me...

What the hell is going on here?
ChronosWing's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 08:07
ChronosWing
@Zeno
Umm the Japanese finally realized that europe is more likely to buy these games than the gun toting I want to blow everything up Americans?
Noah's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 08:09
Noah
"We could release the game in the States, but we secretly hate money."
- Mr. Nintendo
Tron's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 08:10
Tron
@ chronoswing

don't talk crap about America! I'll gun tote and blow you up!
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 08:30
Gen Eric Gui
It's about time. I've wanted this game since it was announced. In fact, I was just getting ready to import this, so this announcement came at exactly the right time.

Now work on getting us Disaster: Day of Crisis, plzkthnx.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 08:55
Jonathan Holmes
I was also just about to import this game. I still will, but now I'll wait until it's importable in my native language.

Thanks, Europe!
KaL YoshiKa's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 09:02
KaL YoshiKa
A word of warning...the original Japanese release is supposed to be exceedingly buggy...may want to hold off on a purchase until confirmation on whether the Euro version still suffers from the game breakers.
PEICanada7's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 09:31
PEICanada7
I think your estimation about 90% of the Wii's library being casual is a bit of a over-exaggeration, but whatever we get the point. Yeah its nice to see more mature horror games on the Wii, and its yet another game added to the hardcore games list for the Wii in 2009. Joining Dead Rising, Tenchu: Shadow Assassins, HOTD: OverKill, Deadly Creatures, MadWorld, The Conduit, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Animales de la Muerte, Overlord: Dark Legend, and Cursed Mountain. Just to name a few.

So it looks like next year won't be 90% casual games for sure. Unless the so called hardcore gamers just keep on ignoring the hardcore games on the Wii. If they do than they can kiss anymore hardcore games on the Wii goodbye because I doubt you will see this kind of a hardcore push from 3rd Party's again on the Wii if the majority of these games fail, and could you blame them for going back to the casual cash-cow? I certainly wouldn't!
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 09:40
Jim Sterling
"I think your estimation about 90% of the Wii's library being casual is a bit of a over-exaggeration"

Allow me to introduce you to the concept of jokes.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 09:48
mix
@PEICanada7
Concepts of jokes, Jim introduced them to you.

Is this only coming out on the Wii? If so I will be :(
Mirax's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 10:10
Mirax
Hell yeah. I'm looking foward to this game, glad to see i'll be able to play it in english.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 10:43
king3vbo
Bah, I really want to play it, but I has no Wii
TewDee's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 10:51
TewDee
I'm importing it if it doesn't come out here. I'll be pissed too. Fucking NoA.
Aspire's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 10:57
Aspire
But Jim, aren't jokes supposed to be funny?
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 13:27
pedrovay2003
Thank God. As long as it comes, I'm fine with it. Hopefully it'll be soon.
Seta Soujiro's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 13:48
Seta Soujiro
this is good news!
eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2008 15:00
eternalplayer2345
Finally, I can't wait to get scared as hell.
GohanGVO's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/06/2008 23:43
GohanGVO
In other news, NoA continues its track record of fail.
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