oh i got the game the day it came out also, at around 8am wen the gamestop opened. that, and its the reason i have a ds, however, all i play is puzzle quest ;o
and, as for online, i tried it out with a few friends back a week after i got it, and well, it works pretty well. the VOICE CHAT(yea, i was like omfg voice chat on a ds NO WAI!) function sounds clear, and works great.