I don't like online gaming for pretty much the reasons you mentioned. The only game I've ever liked to play online was Tetris DS. Other than that, it's been pretty unpleasant experience. Aside from Tetris, I like the Mii parade on the Wii. I guess the extra stuff you can do on consoles online (besides gaming) is ok, but most of it can be done with my computer and doesn't really gain anything by being on my TV.