I'll probably bite. I already have all of those things except for the game itself.

Just for the record, the site doesn't say you require the Homebrew Channel. This should actually work without the HBC, which is insane.

It doesn't specifically mention that you need the HBC, but I'm assuming you will because if region-free gaming were possible only via an SD card patch then you probably would have heard about it by now.

@megaStryke @pedrovay2003 I assumed you needed it too. Thought it was better to be safe. Either way, I'll find out as soon as the translation is done! :)

Further @Cadtalfryn:

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*

so excited for this :D I've been looking at the forum at their site almost daily

@ Cowboy- We've been talking about that in the office for almost a year now. Neither Nintendo or Tecmo will say for sure, but most of us blame Nintendo.

This was one of the occassions I felt inclined to e-mail a company to express my views. Hang on, I have the e-mail save somewhere:

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 :(

yes, I can't wait to LEGALLY purchase a game that they neglected to sell to me through the proper channels of translation/localization. I will go through lots of effort to find and procure this game from a legitimate importer. paying full price, plus the shipping, is no problem for me. right.

Very good news.Is it legal to do that?
Hope their project won't get halted or stopped.

And Nintendo drops another notch on my respect ladder.

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.

I loved FF II but by the third installment it was basically the same exact game only in a slightly different setting. I mean...How many ritualistic sacrifices were their in medieval Japan anyways?

Thank you! This news just made my day.