Nintendo's whole online system is horrible. Once you've used a 360 or PS3 online you have to wonder what Nintendo was thinking. I could go on, and on, on how Nintendo screwed up their online, but here are the main points for Brawl.
- No rankings -> Now you can never tell if your the worlds greatest Brawler, or if your friends just suck
- 2 minute rounds -> no choice for lives mode, or to increase/decrease time
- no special matches - this goes in with above (can't play hit points mode, no teams etc)
- no mics -> how can you brawl without the most important part of fighting games, physicking the other guy out
- no rooms -> just go in, choose a level and wait, and wait, and wait, no way to see who is playing what, whose waiting in what levels, none of that, so you can't even tell if anyone else is even online
- can't play friends + anyone -> you are only allowed to play with your friends, or only with random people, no mixing, so you can't take your team duo against anyone else
I can probably think of more, but I'll leave the rest for you guys to find out on March 9th.