I hold out hope it still comes to other regions, especially North America since it's already setup for world play- that was their original claim why all the real world holidays were removed. It's the highest selling game of the series, and by far the highest selling in Japan, so you'd think Japan at least would see it. I'm still holding out hope since it was setup for easy localization in 2005 that it'll be released outside Europe, but as every week passes and it doesn't show up, it's a little bit more discouraging, especially knowing it's not like they have to localize a different code, it was originally intended to be international from the start with the region-free DS. Anyone else hoping to see it on Wii U's VC elsewhere? Yes, I still play my original occasionally, and yes, Wii U has an outstanding first party lineup, so it's not a necessity- like I'd stop playing Wii U, but it would be nice if it was available outside Europe!