G-pinions

Here at G-Pinions, I am used to being trumped by other sites; but by my own co-writer? As you have already seen, Oblivion has been delayed until next year. For many gamers with a surplus of cash, this was the game to buy for the Xbox 360. Any game that promises no less than thirty two hundred hours of gameplay is a good investment for anyone who has too much time on their hands. But is this delay really a bad thing? I would say no. In fact, aside from the odd Rare game getting delayed half a decade, I would say almost every delay is worthwhile.

Looking at my calendar of upcoming games, the only problem I see with the Oblivion delay is a potential conflict with a few other games - namely Zelda and Final Fantasy XII. But wouldn't this be the case no matter when Oblivion came out? I was planning on waiting until Christmas to pick this up because Perfect Dark Zero will probably suck a hundred or so hours away from me. With Kameo also coming out, along with King Kong and Gun, I honestly don't think Oblivion will be missed too much. Sure, it's another amazing game getting delayed until next year, but if it is able to reach its potential, I have no complaints.

Now that I got that out of the way... on to Revolution news! This site interviewed Jim Merrick, some Marketing dude at Nintendo, and he revealed a few new things that are quite cool. You can click the link if you want but it's in Spanish, so only I can read it. Seriously, I invented the darn language. That and Latin. But I will translate for you.

First, a little news on Mario Kart DS. Apparently, you can chat with your opponents in the game. I have no idea if this is via the microphone (which would be awesome) or just in a Pictochat type format (which would be lame), but you can chat. This is news to me and, if it is voice communication, it could be quite exciting. Even better, you can only talk to people who give you their DS code number. This means you don't have to put up with the usual online gaming morons. Everyone who owns a DS better buy this game in two weeks. You know I'm just itching to go online and kick some butt.

More surprising news - you can play multiplayer games on the Revolution with only one copy of the game. Once again, I'm not positive about the details. He may just mean normal, four-player, split screen games. More likely, he is talking about Revolution titles via LAN or even the internet. Also, this could refer to the back library of Nintendo games. Maybe I can download Perfect Dark and play against all the cheapskates who never spent the cash to play it. Cheap bastards.

Speaking of Perfect Dark, some N64 games will run at a better framerate. Considering this is the only thing keeping PD from perfection, I think magazines should rewrite reviews based on a smoother framerate. I know that EGM only held back a perfect score because it was a little choppy. So lame, but I'm sure Nick will be quite pleased with this.

Continuing on the backwards compatibility news, you can download any game from any region. This means stuff like Earthbound (either the first or second... I forget which one) and SiN, which never came out in America, can now be downloaded and enjoyed by all. Yay!