Exactly. We want to presume (given past shadiness) that Reggie is lying to us, and not this Tecmo guy. But why would Reggie say "We are not the publisher," so specifically, rather than simply saying "It is not on our release schedule" like they do for the other games they're trying to sweep under the rug?
Unless Reggie thinks that this is a better excuse in Fatal Frame IV's case (pin it on Tecmo, and they can take the heat, but that again presumes a lot of blatant dishonesty on his part, which i'm not ready to haphazardly pin on him)

Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.







