From the news I've read, EA is backing the Cube in a big, big way with tons of software. That's cool--too bad I'm not a huge sports fan or I'd be jumping up and down, personally. As it stands, it's just good news for Nintendo in general.
As for sports, Sega's old WSB (Genesis and Saturn), Konami's International Superstar Soccer, and NBA Jam are about the only games that have really, really held me in their grasp for long years. I love NFL2K as well, of course, but I avoid football pretty actively, on the whole, in any incarnation--especially the televised kind. ;-)
So, woe is me who lives in Big Orange country--Knoxville, TN.