OK, so no North American release, and despite previous reports, no European release. In a statement given in the most recent Official Nintendo Magazine, it was confirmed by Nintendo that, “One time envisaged for a May release, the localization of the game [Fatal Frame IV] has been cancelled and the game will stay as an Japanese exclusive game.”
Word on the street is that the bugs in the Japanese game literally left the game unplayable, and that complications prevented Tecmo from fixing these issues for international releases. Since Nintendo doesn’t like to release broken games, it won’t be published by them anywhere else. AND, since Nintendo was heavily involved in the game’s development, it’s unlikely anyone else will pick the title up.
Sigh, there goes that series.
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