MTV had a chat with Reggie Fils-Aime recently, and in it they asked about the possibility of a Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse release for North America. Reggie’s response? “We are not the publisher of that title in the Americas.” Well, according to Tecmo, yes, they are.
Nintendo holds the publishing rights to ‘Fatal Frame Wii,’ which was developed by Tecmo LTD. and Grasshopper Manufacture and released in Japan on July 31, 2008. Nintendo of America has since then decided not to publish the title in North America – consequently, the title will not be released in this territory. As the owner of the IP, Tecmo feels very unfortunate that the fans of the series in North America will not have a chance to play the game, but respects the final decision made by Nintendo of America.
So it looks like if Nintendo isn’t publishing it, then it simply won’t be published. Does Nintendo really want to keep the publishing rights to a game they have no intention of publishing outside of Japan? What good does that do anybody?
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