While the Pokemon Bank release date is no longer a mystery for Japan and "certain Asian countries," fans in the US, Europe, and other international countries aren't quite so lucky.

As previously reported, Pokemon Bank has been re-added to the Nintendo eShop in Japan and part of Asia, and according to Nintendo, the re-release is being monitored by Nintendo to facilitate a worldwide release date soon.

Unfortunately, when it comes to Pokemon and its fans, the delay very much remains for other parts of the world, and the lack of a release date continues to be an issue of outrage on social media.

how much longer until pokemon bank comes out, i wanna replay pokemon x already

— princessmonstertruck (@uglylilmonster) January 24, 2014

SO MUCH hate going on right now on Nintendo's Facebook pages. God damn. People really want that Pokemon Bank... and something to play :-/ — DΞNИΙS x ライオンハート (@LyonHart_) January 24, 2014

But currently, there is a rumor that the Pokemon Bank release date for the US and Europe will be January 31.

I'd be very surprised if Pokémon Bank weren't out by 31/01. Particularly as they've moved the trial period to finish 27/02

— #fkutiro (@P3rf3ctNBetw33n) January 24, 2014

The reason for this prediction is that officially, Nintendo has extended the free trial period to February 27, and US fans are counting on the 30-day trial period contingency to be an indicator of a release date.

In addition, January 27 is also a rumored release date, due to the Nintendo website showing an upcoming maintenance update on that date, which will affect Pokemon X and Y (as seen in the photo above).

Sadly, right there this Pokemon Bank release date for the US and other parts of the world is only a theory, and reports are still coming in about the launch of this re-release in the Asian region and whether the old server overload issues are gone.

For now, bookmark January 31, but don't hold your breath.