i just hope they get away from the stupid friend code sh*t at least to me its really annoying,im not a little kid ya know? i dont need protection from who i can and cannot come in contact with through online play. the wii has (for the most part) unrestricted internet access!! unless you set parental controls,isnt that worse than just playing a FPS against someone you dont know? now for sending personal msgs and what not,that i can understand with the friend codes,but not misc. online play where all you see is other players names above their heads,thats just stupid.

there,i got my rant about friend codes out. now on to what i was going to say at the beginning...i dont think online play will be abandoned,like someone else said,it took about a year for xbox live to start. nintendo makes good products,maybe not when you compare tech specs,but in quality and ingenuity they own all. they take the time thats necessary to make a good,working product,and wii online play shouldnt be any different.

ok people,seriously. are batteries really that hard to buy? i cant thank nintendo enough for not including the wii mote with an unremovable rechargable battery like so many other things are coming out with now just to have them die. There is a very easy solution to everyone that is complaining like its the end of the world because they have to actually stop playing and change the batteries. Here it is.... GO OUTSIDE. PUT THE REMOTE DOWN AND GO OUT. that should save your battery life. dont worry,you dont need to beat zelda for the 10th time in one day,i wont think anything less of you for having a life.

 why is no one complaining? because its a none issue.