How much does local multiplayer matter for games in 2017?

>>380678391
Not at all really.

My nephew and his friends rarely even go to each other's houses, and the only time I see him with his friends is when I'm picking him up with school or taking him to hockey.

I introduced them to Godzilla: Save the Earth about a year ago and they thought it was weird that two people played on the same T.V.

Certain Indie dev's are finding huge success in and its their game's entire life force. I have a stack of a dozen indie games in my steam library that are a hit every time friends come over.