NGBC was released for xbox live a few days ago, and it has reports of decent netcode.? This is good news if it means that SNK has been working to please the western fans, as I speculated they had to!
Having a quick flick across the mainstream sites, while reviews are not exactly favourable (with IGN making reference to the dire 360 pad as an actual reason not to play the game) they seem to confirm that online play is good.
This can only light a torch at the end of the tunnel for those on the XIII ride… it’s an uncertain journey for us western fans… but as long as the same netcode gets used for XIII, there’s just a little glimmer of hope!