My new Wii and my thoughts on SSBB

Well I got a Wii this weekend and picked up Super Smash Bros Brawl
and played aloooot haha. Right away I noticed the major differences between Brawl and Melee, the game feels new. My cousin brother and I were all at the same level of play which was pretty cool, but the game also seems to lack "strategy". All of the items and final smashes are game breaking too :/ I think the character Im going to use will be Pokemon Trainer, I wish I could just use Ivysaur but I have to switch um up, Charizard is awesome too and Squirtle is fast and fun. I haven't played online yet..I will soon when I get a router. The game is fun and should keep us playing for along time, hopefully as long as melee.