Smash Brothers Brawl

[OutOfTheCube]

I unlocked Sonic and he's awesome. So fast!

[JimmytheT]

I got the game on Friday (I think its fantastic by the way) and thought I'd chime in on the online:

-I did "Play with Anyone", and connected with some people and played a good few matches. Only one match had a bit of lag, but it certainly did not hinder the gameplay.
-Have not played "with friend" as of yet.
-Don't much care for Leaderboards or any of that Sundry crap, so its not missed by me.

Overall, I'd say the multiplayer is decent.

[JimmytheT]

Some feedback from Nintendo on Brawl's problems with Wi-Fi Connectivity last week after release:

"Nintendo has blamed "pipeline strain" for lagging online Wii performance, while promising improvements. Despite this, Super Smash Bros. Brawl has become the fastest selling Nintendo game in history, the company said.
"As with the launch of any online-enabled game, especially one as popular as Super Smash Bros. Brawl, everyone wants to play at once," said a Nintendo spokesperson in an email to GamePro on Monday. "This puts a strain on the pipeline."
With regards to an immediate remedy for ongoing lag and outages of Play With Anyone matches, the representative said, "We have seen improvements in online play performance every day since launch." Those seeking additional troubleshooting support while Nintendo ramps up its network can be found at support.nintendo.com or by calling 1-800-255-3700."
LINK - http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,143551-c,games/article.html

[Regorium]

My friend matches over the last week have had noticeable improvements in terms of lag. It's even more ridiculously fun now!

[JohnnyFlame]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

I haven't been able to get 'With Anyone' to work yet. It never even connects to anyone. I've had some good online matches with my friends though.

I'm sure it's just server issues, every game has them when they first come out. Too many people trying to connect, not enough power on the servers, Nintendo guys working around the clock to iron it out... within a couple weeks it should be stable.

My sons are having no problems but perhaps it's because we have the Wii hard wired.

[photon]

http://kotaku.com/383143/zero-punctu...ash-bros-brawl

Best review ever, though language VERY NSFW

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by photon

http://kotaku.com/383143/zero-punctu...ash-bros-brawl

Best review ever, though language VERY NSFW

That was ing glorious.