Have I ever told you that I love you?
It hasn't been as horrible as 64 since, well, 64. It was obnoxious. I'd say it's really toned down in 8 for sure. I've been able to get blue shelled twice and still have a lead in front of computer players. MKWii was pretty bad and DS was nearly non-existent. That's as close as it's gotten to "untampered cpu ability".
There were people who didn't?