I tried the online mode late lastnight. I definitely see why people were complaining about lag. Out of about a dozen games I played, about 4 were completely lag-free, 5 were a bit choppy but playable, 1 was really awful but I managed to finish.
One match was so bad that it was like pausing a game for several seconds at a time, and I eventually lost connection to the host. One of them was like playing in slow-motion for the entire match, which actually was quite cool to be honest, since it was one consistent speed the whole time, and it was like you had super-human perception, lol. That was fun while it lasted, but damn it, I need a lag-free experience!
The controls take a bit of getting used to for the first time due to the added precision(a few sessions if practice should remedy that). So flailing around your tennis mii may work occasionally, but can get you in trouble more often than in the original game, rightly so. I like how much more precise the bowling feels now, as you'll notice during one practice mode where you'll have knock down an entire column of pins, set up along the path. The formation gets tricky, so putting some spin on the ball is a must, and finally feels 'just right'.
This game is lots of fun, especially with the whole online club thing going. This could pick up some steam, but it doesn't seem like Nintendo - in typical fashion - even cares to put any real marketing behind it. Definitely need to work on the connection experience, for sure.
