With the news that emerged from the weekend regarding some more Revolution information, it has been claimed that the new console from Nintendo will use a similar feature to its latest handheld, the DS. The ability to play multiplayer and only needing one copy of the game.

Now at first I thought it was just another good feature, which it is. But now I’m thinking that this little feature could turn out to be something big.

I’m looking at the news and thinking that this will mean online play as well, after all, if you’ve got a game at your house, and a friend, odds are you’ll just go split screen, and while the benefits for it being offline only are there, they simply do not weigh up to the possibility of it affecting online.

Just think what this would mean, first off you would not need to rent a game to try it, simply log into Revo – Online and your away.

Secondly it would no doubt increase the sales of some games. Take for example Super Smash Bros, sure a lot of people will be getting this come launch day, but what about those who don’t? Will they be able to resist its allure after a four hour multiplayer session, while not even owning the game?

This could turn out to be one of the nicest new features with the Revolution and if things really go to plan just think we could be witnessing the flip into the real next generation of gaming. A new controller style, multiplayer with out the game, a downloadable back catalogue spanning ten years plus. I really hope Nintendo get this right, because if they do the possibility is there for anything to happen.