[consteval]

> So, no social media

When I was a kid, everyone was absolutely riddled with self-doubt and insecurity. Jealousy and bullying was the norm. There wasn't a soul in my middle school who didn't deeply, deeply hate themselves.

This was before social media. Imagine that, but now kids ALSO get to form unrealistic expectations and envy at home on their devices.

> no video games for kids?

What are you talking about? You can still get your friends together and play mario party or super smash or kirby or whatever. That never went away, we still have co-op games where it's free to play for the other kids.

We just shouldn't have gambling for the kids. Probably.

[Aerroon]

>You can still get your friends together and play mario party or super smash or kirby or whatever. That never went away, we still have co-op games where it's free to play for the other kids.

Yeah, they don't add those free to play mechanics because they force you to buy an extra piece of hardware for $400 to play those games. It works great when you're rich, I guess, but then these f2p games shouldn't matter in the first place.

[consteval]

What? No, you don't need a console. One switch can play a 4 player or 8 player game just fine. How it's been for decades.

[Aerroon]

Yes, and you need the switch to play that Nintendo game in the first place. Thus forcing you to buy the piece of hardware.

[consteval]

... was there ever a point in time where you were able to play a console game without the console? Was the game magic?

You only need one (1) switch. I can play smash with 8 people, on my couch, and 7/8 DO NOT have a switch. You need at least one (1) switch because the game cartridge cannot magically be projected onto my TV.

This is how it's always been and, in nintendo land at least, has only gotten better. I mean, I certainly couldn't play 8 player anything on the NES.