"Why weren't those games the same experience, though? That's the point. The Wii isn't the best platform for those titles."
The Wii didn't make the multiplayer not be local. That was a design choice. And since the Wii still handles them with online, which has plenty of numbers from the online statistics report, it's clear the Wii can handle them.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs