When Fatal Frame 4: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was first announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2007, horror fans rejoiced. When the E3 gaming expo came the following year with Fatal Frame 4 conspicuously absent, they got worried. And when Nintendo finally announced that the title would not be leaving Japanese shores, they despaired. Some ranted, some raved, and some petitioned. But what could they really do other than wait and hope?
Four years later, they're still waiting.
Hardcore Gamer: Nintendo has a problem – region-locking. A dirty word for niche gamers and importers alike, Nintendo’s consoles have been consistently lambasted for this draconian and arbitrary restriction. But despite continuous backlash, the Wii U has continued this dubious tradition – and this speaks volumes about Nintendo’s attitude toward localization.
Kotaku:
"The Fatal Frame series is one of the creepiest survival-horror game series out there and certainly my personal favorite of the genre. But as with all series, some games are better than others. So let's rank them, shall we?"
is Fatal Frame III worth playing?, I bought 2 in last year's sale of the dead and enjoyed it (first game ever that truly spooked me) was considering picking 3 in this week's sale but I have heard its not very good
It was 2003 when I first managed to play Fatal Frame 2 in PS2. It's unlike anything I've ever played in that time. Silent Hill 3 doesn't even come close.
Up to this date, I still feel it's one of the best games out there in the horror genre.
I'd say FF: 2,3,1 (haven't played 4 or 5 due to Nintendo's selective hearing since fans have been begging for them to come westward. Same with the FF2 remake. They could easily win E3 next year by announcing a 2,4,5 bundle for wiiu.
NE:
"Blue bars represent Japanese sales debuts of the various Fatal Frame games. Combining the blue and red bars represents lifetime sales.
All things considered, Fatal Frame: The Black Haired Shrine Maiden’s debut wasn’t too terrible. It sold more than the last two games for Wii – a console with a much higher install base. "
selling the best since the PS2 era. And people think Bayonetta sold badly in Japan.. Japanese devs and most of the publishers (apart from capcom and Square enix) dont blow money on huge marketing campaigns.
fans didnt do anything
I hope that people will buy Fatal Frame games on whatever system, so they could make more and more (one's of the best horror games I've played, especially 2nd and IV)