It pains me to say it, but I'm kinda, sorta interested in Super Pokemon Scramble

Why? Well, for starters, there's this recently-announced 3DS game's rad (hey, I'm a child of the 1980s) box art:

And then there's this super-cute Pikachu paper craft, which will be given to folks who purchase the game--which is a sequel to the 2009 WiiWare title Melee! Pokemon Scramble (aka Pokemon Rumble in the West)--from a select group of Japanese retailers after it's released on July 28.

All that said, I'm not sure I can see myself dropping $39.99 on such a game once I finally pick up a 3DS--especially if titles like Luigi's Mansion 2, Paper Mario 3DS and Super Mario 3DS are even half as enticing as it seems they're going to be.

(Via andriasang.com)

Reason #127 I wish I was at GDC 2010

Yesterday morning (I know, I'm a bit behind), the folks over at joystiq.com posted the following photo from their perch at the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco:

I'm guessing they got the playful papercraft from someone at Nintendo of America, as the company's WarioWare D.I.Y. will hit store shelves (in the States) in just a few weeks.

See also: 'Another reason to add WarioWare: D.I.Y. to your DS wish list' and 'More evidence that WarioWare D.I.Y. is going to be awesomely magnificent'