While Fatal Frame IV won't be released outside Japan, or picked up by another publisher, that hasn't stopped Tecmo from giving it another go. At this year's E3, they revealed that the Fatal Frame series will be continuing, and that they will announce the next FF game "when the time is right".

Let's hope the next installment in the series makes it to Western territories this time around.

"It is regrettable that Nintendo has decided to not publish 'Project Zero' for Wii at this time. But the only thing we can do is respect the company's decision no matter what reason they have.

"However, we have once more realised that there are many fans anticipating our 'Project Zero' franchise and are very proud and pleased to find out this fact. What we at Tecmo can do from this point forward is keep this project for the future and devote ourselves to launching the next version that will live up to those expectations. We will definitely officially announce this when the time is right."

As for whether another publisher, such as XSEED Games for the US or Rising Star Games for Europe, could step in and take the reins now that Nintendo has refused to release the game, sadly there is no good news. Simply put, Tecmo's representative said "No. Nobody will publish this title in any territory."

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