"Funny how this has NOTHING TO DO WITH MARIO at all."
Funny how your post has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PS2 at all.
As for the redesigned PS2, it sounds very nice. With the flip top returning, I would hope to see some 3rd party disc swapers, which allow for import games (And Image burned PS2 games) to work on the PS2. Of course, they already have those, though.
But, it does look nice. And if the price is, indeed, only $100, I'd probably have bought one if I could go back in time a few years. But, since I already have one, and with the advent of the DS, Suikoden IV, Xenosaga II, a few DS games, FFXII, and other select games, I don't think I'd like to spend another large sum of money.
But it -looks- nice.