I heard about this coming to North America back in early September and since then I've been eagerly awaiting it's release. Now, it's not uncommon for games to get pushed back, although it's pretty frustrating when you only buy 2 or 3 PS2 games a year and basically all of them got pushed back a few times.
Not to say it will be canned, but speaking for myself, I'm full of anxiety regarding the next release day. Honestly speaking, I'll probably give the EB clerk a piece of my mind if it's pushed back yet again.