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Wiimote Obscura: Next Fatal Frame title coming to the Wii photo

While we were busy drinking at the Tecmo party at Tokyo Game Show, the Ziff Davis  team were doing some real work. 1UP has learned that the next title in the Fatal Frame series will be coming to none other than Nintendo's console, the Wii. Even more surprising, the title will be in the development hands of Grasshopper Manufacture, the Suda 51-led team responsible for the upcoming No More Heroes.

Fatal Frame's picture snapping game mechanic seems perfect for Nintendo's system, with its motion controls and easy "point-and-click" interface. 1UP makes note that Fatal Frame 3 producer Keisuke Kikuchi had expressed interest in bringing the series to a more powerful system. We're not sure if this is quite what he had in mind, but someone at Tecmo seems to think otherwise. 

Full development on the game is set to start when Suda 51 and company finish work on No More Heroes, which is set to ship in Japan later this year. Looks like it could be a while before Fatal Frame and Pokemon Snap fans get their fix.

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Gameboi's Avatar
Gameboi at 09/25/2007 20:24
Now this is more like it, Nintendo :-)

DO WANT!
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 09/25/2007 20:24
I never played a fatal frame, and I never will.
That shit freaks me out.
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Brandnamecommercial at 09/25/2007 20:30
Suda 51 FTW
heroclixer87's Avatar
heroclixer87 at 09/25/2007 20:30
Kick ass! Now I will have something to play on my Wii again.
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-D- at 09/25/2007 20:33
Holy crap, I just posted this in the c-blogs and I used that exact picture! Is Kwato around here somewhere?
Colette Bennett's Avatar
Colette Bennett at 09/25/2007 20:51
I live for this freaking series. THANK YOU!!!!
BahamutZero's Avatar
BahamutZero at 09/25/2007 20:59
this is totally insane
Fading Star's Avatar
Fading Star at 09/25/2007 21:05
Ah, Fatal Frame. I should probably play this game. That picture is funny.
Tron Knotts's Avatar
Tron Knotts at 09/25/2007 21:10
So awesome
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 09/25/2007 21:13
Maybe they could get Frank West from Dead Rising to take the pictures. He's covered wars, you know.
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snotrocket at 09/25/2007 21:14
This is THE scariest game I have ever , EVER played. Doom3, Bioshock, any old vampire game, nothing even comes close to fatal frame, in the dark, all alone sitting on your floor. DO WANT!
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Hiltz at 09/25/2007 21:24
Suda 51 said in an old interview that he confirmed that one other Wii title was in development. I wonder if this was the game he meant.
Zac Bentz's Avatar
Zac Bentz at 09/25/2007 21:25
I just ejaculated in my underpants.

OH! I just did it again!
topgeargorilla's Avatar
topgeargorilla at 09/25/2007 21:56
I just wanted to let everybody know, especially Jim Sterling (who the fuck is he, anyway?) that the wii is now a games console with hardcore games.

now if this game is any good.....


Oh, BTW, Spin magazine already has a review of Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles out. Didn't think too highly, but did like the Graphics.

Now how did SPIN magazine get ahold of RE: Umbrella Chronicles.


Oh, and the song "Umbrella" by Rihanna needs to be in this game.
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Clockwork at 09/25/2007 22:00
I'm gonna have to go with "funny" on this one.
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LarkOhiya at 09/25/2007 22:04
I never did get to play this game before. I hope the wii makes it better then i expected.
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RJG at 09/25/2007 22:34
Fatal Frame is one of the most interesting horror games out there, and the fact it is coming out for Wii just makes me giddy. I wonder if they'll release a flash/viewhole peripheral for the wii remote for that authentic ghost-killing-camera experience. That would be awesome.
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Amayirot Akago at 09/25/2007 22:55
I might pass on this one. Eternal Darkness' "to be continued" gag alone put me off from playing it for several months.

Yeah, I'm a pussy like that.
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Outer Heaven at 09/25/2007 23:01
As someone who has never thought highly of the Wii, I have to say that this makes me genuinely excited. The Wii is the PERFECT system for this game. A few more smart moves like this and I may have to consider buying one of these suckers.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 09/25/2007 23:08
Holy shit, awesome. Always wanted to play these, never got a chance.
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questworld at 09/25/2007 23:15
Now this is more like it Tecmo. Some DOA and Ninja Gaiden too would finally make me think you give a damn about Nintendo fans for a change.
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Raidensolid at 09/25/2007 23:44
Fatal Frame is indeed full of win, however, I don't think releasing it on Wii is the best of ideas. If anyone has played it, you will remember how panicky the game makes you when you have to use the analog stick to aim your lens. Using the analog stick in certain parts of that games takes pure skillz. To make Fatal Frame for will probably take most of the challenge out of the game IMO.
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Holiday at 09/26/2007 00:04
Ah crap. The Fatal Frame series are my favorite horror games and I don't have no Wii.
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CrackaSlim at 09/26/2007 01:42
Well, it's not Silent Hill Wii but I've been wanting to try Fatal Frame for awhile. Definite buy.
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Im OK at 09/26/2007 03:30
Hmm, in anticipation of this, I guess I'll have to get cracking now and finally play through Fatal Frame 1 through 3, all of which I bought several months ago but never got more than maybe a fourth of the way through the first game, if that much. Not sure why I stopped playing it, except that something else came along and I put it aside "temporarily" but then just never went back to it. *shrug* I feel kinda bad about it.
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Fanatism at 09/26/2007 04:58
@Raidensolid

I think it rather might be a question of design, where the earlier games were made for the analog stick, that with the wii-remote there's a necessary to knock the formula up a notch. As with MP:3, while it stays true to the series the action had to be changed to fit the new controller. Loosen up, this might just make it even more panicky?
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AKK at 09/26/2007 05:38
I agree with Fanatism. And I also add, that, when I get scared, I jump, and I'm sure plenty of people do to. And my hands get unsteady. When you jump your camera could very well go haywire, and with an unsteady hand, I think the panic will be as high, if not higher than ever.

Also, I fucking love Suda 51. I can't wait for this.
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atheistium at 09/26/2007 07:05
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT ON THE WII!!!
I'd rather buy a ps3 than have my favourite horror series on the wii.
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BlindsideDork at 09/26/2007 07:39
Where is JACK? HAHAHA!
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itemforty at 09/26/2007 08:22
This is such an awesome and creepy series. Although I think all the other 'wrap your Wiimote in this' peripherals are lame, I agree with RJG completely. That would be awesome.
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tom90deg at 09/26/2007 09:42
Ohh Fatal Frame. I love that game, even though Fatal Frame 3 never got released on the Xbox, and it's near impossible to find the PS2 where I am. As for the controls...I'll have to wait and see. There is a HUGE potential, as with the analog sticks, if you jumped and your thumbs were off the sticks, then the camera's stay steady. with the Wiimote, if you jump, Whoops! just missed your shot, and that ghost is gonna chew on your...Spirit? i forget what the life bar was in Fatal Frame, but whatever :) Do want, even though I'll probably be too much of a wuss to finish it, haven't even been able to finish the first. *Hangs head in shame*
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Dale North at 09/26/2007 09:51
I actually brought this up at the Tecmo party while at TGS. Did they steal the idea?
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king3vbo at 09/26/2007 10:09
DO WANT! Man this is a great idea
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Virtualgirl at 09/26/2007 10:18
I dont care what system it is on as long as there is another one!!!! God, that is a scary as shit game, the last one most of all...the freaking doll... with growing hair...creepy...
Holiday's Avatar
Holiday at 09/26/2007 10:29
One of the things I liked about the Fatal Frame series is that it looked and played much like a Hideo Nakata film. You felt this suspense...A feeling of dread, walking about in the game. It put your nerves on edge and made the game a lot of fun. I don't know if I care to have Suda 51 make this game. Killer 7 was interesting, No More Heroes looks really, really ghey. Fatal Frame doesn't need a new approach.
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xagarath at 09/26/2007 11:31
Beautiful.

At least one of my favourite series is actually coming to the Wii.
Lucca's Avatar
Lucca at 09/26/2007 13:17
Dang it. More Wii games I want. :/
TheHunter234's Avatar
TheHunter234 at 09/26/2007 16:58
Cool.

I always wanted to try this series but missed out on it 'cause I didn't have a PS2 at the time. Also, it's good to see at least some indication that the Wii is getting third-party support beyond the mini-game scene.
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Cowboy TTop at 09/26/2007 19:59
Great news. Wii will rock you, if it doesn't scare you to death first.

Perhaps this is in response to RE4 and Obscure 2 being released for Wii (two games similar in dark horror style). Wii needs a walk on the darkside, to contrast that sugary images its been branded with.

Very welcome, guess I'll have to pick up the previous Fatal Frames on PS2 now.
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HideousKojima at 09/28/2007 14:08
Im getting sick of Fatal frame,they should branch out to something like Fatal Frame:Papparazzi edition where you take pictures of celebrities while they are on drugs/intoxicated and would probably react the same way as the ghosts in this game.
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