Yeah, I'm really banking on online for this. I'll buy it no matter what, obviously, but I'd be pretty disappointed not to have it after anticipating it for all this time. It'd really give me a chance to see how I rank against folks outside my circle of friends, which I'm curious about.
And I'd love to play with you guys online; will need some time to get a handle on the game, though. Wouldn't want to disappoint yas. Just because I was hardcore at Melee in my hay-day (pretty rusty now) doesn't mean the same for Brawl, though it should surely help. I was actually even better at the original SSB for some reason. Hopefully they make Ness just a tad more formidable than he was in Melee. That, and some in-game experience while earning trophies/unlocking characters should be all I'll need to reach my fighting weight again.
Can't wait for this game!
"Whenever you find a man who says he doesn't believe in a real Right and Wrong, you will find the same man going back on this a moment later." -C.S. Lewis
"We all make choices... but in the end, our choices... make us." -Andrew Ryan, Bioshock
Prediction: Wii passes 360 in US between July - September 2008. (Wii supply will be the issue to watch, and barring any freak incidents between now and then as well.) - 6/5/08; Wow, came true even earlier. Wii is a monster.