Is Super Smash Brothers Brawl Online really as bad as everyone says? First we must clear up a common misconception. Nintendo does not host their own servers, they use Gamespy/IGN servers for Brawl. On to online gaming and I must say it isn’t as bad as everyone lets on. I usually have opponentsin a timely manner. Now it isn’t instant but I still play within a few minutes. I lag once every 9 or 10 games and sometimes the lag goes away after a few seconds of game play. I still enjoy online play a lot but Nintendo really screwed its gamers by crippling the methods of communication through it.