I just wanted to point out that this sounds like you're hallucinating.Really torn on this one myself. I never played the Gamecube one, so I don't know what to expect exactly. I wish Nintendo would release a demo. It feels like their only major recent release that they've opted out of doing a demo for, even though I have Shigeru Miyamoto sending me SwapNotes and appearing as a Mii in a Luigi hat telling me to buy the game.
"A JAPANESE MAN DRESSED AN ITALIAN MAN IS TELLING ME TO BUY GAMES"