What Boon says is the future for fighting games, is the present for other genres. Look at SC, LoL,and Call of Duty. MLG held online tournaments for all those games. They also tried it for MK and SCV. The FG community is always a step behind when it comes to expanding. Face facts, the number of offline tournament players is obsolete compared to online warriors/casual players. That group is the money maker and reason for updates and sequels.
Some people are disagreeing with Boon's statement, but most of those people will never travel to a major. This whole offline superiority complex is making a lot of folks blind and ignorant. Playing with friends offline will always be more fun, but remember, offline tournament players are the minority. Boon is right, it is the future.