Is Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! finally getting the localization a game of its musically deranged caliber deserves? Siliconera points us to the delicious rumor that the rhythmic, cheerleading triumph of the human spirit may very well make it to Western shores. According to a Jeux-France article, a Nintendo UK official let it slip that Nintendo was considering releasing the game in Nintendogs-obsessed Europe.

But why stop there? The Siliconera author also mentions another internet murmur, indicating that Atlus is looking to procure the game for US release. After experiencing their excellent localization of Trauma Center: Under the Knife, this almost sounded too good to be true. Sadly, after personally contacting and threatening an Atlus staff member, I discovered that it was.

"As awesome as the game is, unfortunately Atlus won't be bringing it to you."

Bummer. Still, there's a chance (however slight) that Nintendo themselves might deem the game worthy of a witty translation and unleash it upon the masses. If there's anything we've learned from Katamari Damacy, it's that "weird" third-party Japanese games have every chance of success in the US market. Well, that and how to roll up your neighbors into an ever-growing ball of random junk. It's hard to say which of those pieces of knowledge is more useful.

[Via Siliconera, thanks Tomm!]