Badman's UMD release looks improbable. At least the downloadable edition exists.
I'm in a good mood because Monster Farm 2 DS is finally being localized as Monster Rancher DS. With the utter failure of the Monster Rancher EVO it seemed like the series was going to be relegated to import-only. The DS game is supposed to be much in the vein of the first two games by using an unseen main character, having crossbreeding and raising a single monster at a time. It's a shame Hoppers aren't included in this version but at least it still has the Mew dolls. I like raising demented lemurs!