I loved Crash n the Boys: Street Challenge as a kid. (Also: it wasn't Japan only--I bought it new at a Toys R Us in the USA)
Not only that, but apparently the game was released in North America before it came out in Japan.
Anyways, I am hopeful this means it will come out here. But I am hesitant because we have seen VC games get rated by services like ESRB and ACB, and then never come out.