Fatal Frame IV is officially not coming to the US, and fans are not pleased about it. Having purchased every game in the series since the first one, I had planned to import it and stumble through with my shabby hiragana skills, but it seems as if I may not have to. A fan translation looks to be underway, and as of the time of this post is 45 percent completed.
All you will need to use the patch is an imported version of the game, which you can order through vendors such as Play-Asia, an SD card and the Homebrew channel installed on your Wii. If you aren't sure how to do so, check here for the details. With a solution this simple, horror fans should have no problems playing the game with this patch when it is completed later this summer. Now all you have to do is choke down the $70+ pricetag for importing the game in the first place...
[Via megaStryke's cblog]
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3:20 PM on 06.15.2009
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Honestly, it's the best thing you can do with the Wii, if for no other reason than to play imports and back up saves that you normally couldn't.
There's that, and you can actually install stuff to make the Wii nigh-unbrickable. You know, for your other hacky goodness. And apparently you can get stuff for themes and whatnot, though I don't think I'm gonna go down that route myself. Personally, I'm fine with my Wii just slightly hacked the way it is. It does what I need, and that's it.
I heard 4.0 was unhackable but I was proven wrong. I had 3.4 and I had to jump through a few hoops to get it working. Currently running 3.2 and the channels are all 4.0.
And I can finally play Earthbound on my TV. *tears up*
Then again, it's too much hassle to download the ISO and unblock my Wii anyway.
That's a direct quote from Tecmo Japan. Sounds like they'd be all for it, but the Big N shot it down.
This news is upsetting - I'm a huge FF fan and definitely would have picked this up - but with the upcoming horror boom on Wii (SH:SM, Cursed Mountain, Ju-On) I guess I'll still have plenty of spooky waggle action to keep me busy.
To: <prenquiries@nintendo.co.uk>
Subject: Release concern
Date: Sat 05/02/09 06:17 AM
Dear Nintendo
I apologise if PR enquiries is not the appropriate e-mail address to use for this and if so, I ask that you forward this to the correct department for consideration.
I am concerned, having read reports on the internet that Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse will not be released for the Wii in Europe. I have been a fan of both Nintendo and the Fatal Frame series for many years and this was one of the few titles I was excited about for the Wii in 2009. I had preordered a copy from play.com months ago, indeed I had recommended my friends who are Wii owners to keep an eye out for the title and it is very disappointing to learn that I may never have the opportunity to play it.
I ask that you consider my views alongside any other correspondence you may have received concerning Fatal Frame's European release - should you review the decision not to release the title in Europe.
Thank you kindly
I did not recieve any reply to date, not even an acknowledgement. They are too busy running Wii Fit roadshows or something I guess :(
I'm personally worried about Nintendo pulling a dick move and sending a Level 3 Lawsuit spell to shut down our hopes, so until i actually have the patch and game running in my Wii, i'll keep my expectations low.
@Colette Bennett: i beg you to keep us updated on this matter here at Destructoid.
Hope their project won't get halted or stopped.
They don't give two shits about what actual gamers want anymore. In fact, I don't know if they really ever did. They've always done their own thing (basically, franchising) since the very beginning. And they've ALWAYS been pretty unfriendly to third party devs.
The only reason anyone puts up with their shit is because Nintendo has always been decent at making NINTENDO games. They don't care about OTHER companies or the consumers at all.