IGN has revealed that Nintendo of America has decided not to publish Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse on Wii.

Tecmo issued the following statement confirming the news:

“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.”

Tecmo also confirmed that Nintendo of Europe has the rights to publish the game in Europe.

We’ll just have to hope that they actually want to release it.

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