The future of games, for years now, has been connected. This year's biggest blockbusters - from Titanfall to Watch Dogs to Destiny - are about bringing people together online, weaving players' experiences into one another's in new and pervasive ways.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include BlazBlue, Guacamelee, Guilty Gear, Overwatch, The Legend of Heroes, TowerFall, Ys VIII, and more.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Atelier Ryza, Don’t Starve, Mark of the Ninja: Remastered, the Steins;Gate gates, TowerFall, and more.
"TowerFall sets the standard for excellence in local multiplayer, creating a fun and endlessly replayable experience that’s sure to be a blast every time you play. Although the single-player content is a bit thinner than we’d like and the omission of online may be disappointing to some, we’d argue that there are few games that better exemplify the unique multiplayer strengths of the Switch. We’d give TowerFall a high recommendation to anyone looking for a great party game for their Switch; the easy to understand mechanics and near-bottomless depth will ensure that this one will be a house favourite for years to come." - Mitch Vogel, Nintendolife
As long as Nintendo exists, there will always be a place to find many local multiplayer experiences.
4 player splitscreen on shooters, racing games must be a norm since forever. Don't know why developers abandon this feature in most modern games. Also slitscreen coop is always an amazing experience with a partner, family, friend etc.
I don't think it will ever die as long as people have friends and family, but online multiplayer is definitely more convenient.
Forza, Halo, Gears and Fable have another thing in common besides being part of the core MS games, they all feature local multiplayer.
local multiplayer has not gone anywhere, it is just the split screen that is no longer viable for technical reasons that has screwed local multiplayer for shooters and racers but the Fifa's and Tekken have never stopped being played locally