Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Quoted as "only the for Japanese Market"

Square-Enix in response to Gematsu has recently been quoted saying,

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The recent KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5 ReMIX- announcement was only for the Japanese market

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It is joins the list of KH games including Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts Final Mix 2 to not see release outside of Japan. We will continue to follow this topic as it develops, but judging by previous experiences it seems unlikely that this game will reach the international market. Is Square-Enix shooting itself in the foot by continued alienation of it's fanbase outside of Japan?