Back in 2003 when I was still obsessed with Animal Crossing, I wanted to import this game so bad. But I was 14 and my parents weren't happy with the idea of importing.
Now, I don't know exactly what I would have done with it being in Japanese and everything. However, it certainly looks to be the best Animal Crossing game ever made. I have a wish (that is a real pipe dream, you don't have to tell me) that when we get GCN games on the Wii U VC that instead of adding AC:GCN (which would have to be altered in a few areas to begin with) they would translate this game and bring it over for the VC. They wouldn't have to alter it as much, seeing as instead of the island being available by GBA linking, you get it from Tom Nook like the house payments. There'd still be issues, like the e-cards and the NES games, but at least one issue would be gone!