Hi Steel Shark... I've only been on the forums briefly of late... so have usually just responded to the shorter topics! Now I have a bit of time up my sleeve... I'll put in the stuff I wanted to say.
Firstly of course about Squaresoft and Nintendo... if I'm not wrong, didn't Square give Nintendo the shaft (or was it vice versa, I can't remember) a few months ago. If so, why the change in decision. I personally would have preferred Square to make a deal with Xbox as I have said on numerous occasions before. As for the slogan on Nintendo's website, "Be there and be square"... I would have just interpreted that as meaning square = cube = Gamecube... especially since the main games that they will be unveilling will be Mario/Luigi as you mentioned... but then again you never know.
I am also very interested in the Games on Demand that you mention. This would be an ideal alternative to hiring games for someone like myself, and would also be a great opportunity to play games before they are released here. I usually like to own originals of games... but of course this would be a great way to try them out. My only concern is that cable providers over here (I am on cable modem in Australia) will actually provide the capabilities for Xbox and PS2. Nothing has been said at all so far about this over here. Maybe because it is too early. I really need to get an email off to my cable provider and see what they have to say about it all.
Good news to see a game targeted at older audiences on the Game Cube also... may convert me yet!
Although talk of Mario and Luigi certainly brings back some memories... I used to love the Mario games and played them all the time on my old NES and SNES.
Keep the news coming Steel Shark... I have no idea why people don't respond that much... I would have at least thought people would have responded when you posted about the upcoming games top list... but I was the only one who did.
Abe Babe...