[seventhtiger]

Also pretty much the last refuge of video games as a social activity offline. Everyone on the couch playing together.

For PS4, Xbox, and PC I never find someone with enough controllers for 4+ players. Even if indie developers make these games people don't buy the gear to play them. They're almost designed for single player and only online multiplayer.

On the other hand almost every Nintendo console will always have many controllers. They company produces high quality party games, and in the case of the switch they're literally selling joycons two at a time which means indie developers can rely on players having 4 or 6 or even 8 controllers.

I honestly think the revival of board games is because of this gap that video games created when this type of play was abandoned in favor of online experiences and graphics.

[agumonkey]

I've heard that some major titles don't even have local multiplayer mode.

[seventhtiger]

This has become the norm now. High quality local multiplayer is the exception. Split screen was more common on the 30" CRT than the 60" flat screen.