SSBB = Slide-Show Bros. Brawl
My online experience has been terrible. I don't have enough derogatory adjectives to describe how bad Brawl's online is. The friend codes are annoying in the first place, but on top of that they don't even work. Not even half of the 17 people I have added have gotten past the "Awaiting Registration" phase. Jonny Metts has me added on his end and I show up as registered on his side, but he's still in "Awaiting Registration" on my side. But what's comical is that he can send me match replays and custom stages...but he's still in "Awaiting Registration". It's idiotic.
My lag is terrible...matches are totally unplayable. Even good matches get killed when a person with a laggy connection gets added, and I can't even remember the last time I played a match without losing connection. Sure, I'm connecting over wireless and the signal isn't at its strongest (maybe half-strength) where the Wii is located, but come on. My laptop sure as hell isn't dropping my connection all over the place, and it's likely pushing more data over the network than Brawl.
Fortunately, I have plenty of REAL online games - Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, Warhawk, Resistance: Fall of Man, etc. Don't worry Nintendo, I'll be fine. Unfortunately you already have my $50, but I'll remember that next time.
Hey Nintendo: You guys make good games, but your online service makes you look like f**king clowns.