Didn't Capcom already confirm that EX Troopers wasn't being released on 3DS outside of Japan?
I think they only said "no plans", but it does seem like a game you COULD try to sell here, even if you abandon the PS3 version to Japan (which SEEMS counterproductive until you remember SCEA might go "That's a 3DS game, you can't just sell that for full price!", though I guess they could make it DD only on PS3). Personally, I think Project X Zone is more condemning, nothing's impossible but given Namco X Capcom failed to come here I don't think we'll see it unless Nintendo decides to apply pressure that SCEA didn't want to (and couldn't as effectively since they never owned Monolith Soft).
Only Japan really buys visual novels, and not even thy could muster up a half fuck across both platforms in sales. From what I remember it was an absolute megabomb of a game in a genre where even successful entries usually don't get localized.
Well, I think part of that is because a lot of VNs were on PlayStation formats and only recently did SCEA loosen up there, and half of those that did come here were on PC and had art styles that could be offputting. You get something like 999 and VLR out here and it's rapidly consumed, and the same happened with Phoenix Wright. IF it's a legitimately good game I figure an audience will be found here.