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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Should NOE or (unlikely) NOA publish Fatal Frame IV for Wii only now?

Looking that Wii owners are in need and wants good games for it, basing on the Operation Rainfall and the consequent shortages of Xenoblade in EU, should NOE or NOA considering going back in time and redeem their mistake by releasing Fatal Frame IV in the west? FFIV got some good impressions from who played and was at a point expected to be released in the west, but NOA and it's bias against japanese appealing games didn't make that happen.

I honestly think, considering the shortage of games for Wii in the west, that Fatal Frame IV should come here, even 3, 4 years later.



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From what I recall the reason Fatal Frame 4 didn't come out in the US is that there were problems in the game that needed fixing, Temco thought Nintendo should pay for that and Nintendo thought Temco should fix them. I don't recall whether these were bugs, the flashlight mechanics (which were all wrong), or both. That is probably why not only was it not localized for the US, but also NOE canned it after already having ads for it.

Anyway, as long as the flashlight mechanics are not fixed in FF 4, I would much rather get the Fatal Frame 2 remake that is in the making than Fatal Frame 4. Now as to whether that one will ever be localized, that is another question...



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Was just thinking about this game earlier today, along with Zangeki no Reginleiv. Nintendo actually published quite a few "mature" games in Japan... I'd probably buy it (and Zangeki, and FF2 remake) if they were brought over.

Another (more realistic) option is to import the Japanese version of FF4 and play it with the fan translation mod which is said to be quite good. Though you'll still have to deal with the bugs that way...



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