Doesn't bother me considering this is a game that I would rather play with friends in the same room rather than hearing them talking on the Wii Mic (also only one person can say something at a time on Mic limiting the ability for multiple people to say something at once which is bound to happen in this game). I associate Mario platform games by playing with people in the same room. Maybe because I grew up during NES days but I really don't care that it isn't online. I am sure the next system they will include that option though. Also, lag wouldn't be too fun for a platformer, you would just have a bunch of people bitching about how the lag made them die even if it didn't. If it was done lag free then it would be fine but I have a feeling that even with a very good connection if someone has a crappy connection that would cause lag for everyone or it would be like SSBB lag which just doesn't feel right after playing offline.







