Fresh from GDC via Joystiq comes the best news I could have hoped for (well, maybe second best): Professor Layton and the Curious Village, one of my all-time favorite DS games, is finally getting a sequel in America. Level-5 director Akihiro Hino spilled the beans on Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, an English language version of a game that has been out in Japan since late 2007. Along with the news that Diabolical Box should be out in North America and Europe within 6 months, Hino said that he hopes to eventually bring all six Layton games (three of which are already out in Japan, with a fourth being released this fall) to English-speaking regions. I hope so too. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to go find my practice matchsticks.