The well-received Paper Mario games have long deserved an installment that actually capitalizes on their eponymous premise–that you’re a flat 2D-style character bopping around a 3D environment. Paper Mario for the 3DS seems to warrant this more than ever, developed for a handheld whose raison d’être involves visualizing everything in stereoscopic 3D. Whatever the case, expect more turn-based papercraft-style battles framed by elaborate action sequences, traditional Mario platforming and an interface tweaked to take advantage of the 3DS’s touchscreen.
For: 3DS
ETA: TBD 2012