Goo Truther 
edit: This is based on information from the Nintendo direct which has since been corrected in other sources by Nintendo. No footage to confirm, though. The following post's sentiments could easily apply to most console games nowadays though. A more fair assesment would be ~$520 USD.
What is the point of modern consoles if you have to buy multiple consoles to play with friends? The economic sense is just completely gone. Take this example, as split-screen is dead on consoles, in the cheapest scenario without Nintendo Switch Online and using local link play.
Kirby Riders 4-player multiplayer minimum cost - 2025:
~$2,080
Kirby Air Ride 4-player multiplayer minimum cost - 2003:
~$260
So who the fuck is this for?
tech and games are too expensive.
@thufie wonder if this contributes to tabletop games growing popularity
@thufie@social.pixie.town
the game has split-screen support though...?
Nintendo is the only one of the big 3 to still have it standard across their games, there's way more that do than don't.
It's still more expensive than a GC + 3 extra controllers but it's nowhere near 2K
@thawkade oh damn in the direct it sounded like the exact opposite. I watched it twice, it sounded like Sakurai was implying it had been replaced and there is no footage of it. Botched delivery I guess.
tech and games are too expensive.
People complaining about not buying the latest console are kinda missing the follow-up point that families and households have to buy multiple ones now, like goddamn smartphones. They are personal machines which don't support split screen or shared screen gameplay anymore, and that's too damned expensive. Is a house supposed to buy a console, laptop, and phone for every member of the household now by default? None of this makes any damned sense unless you acknowledge that we're being fucking juiced by rent seeking shit instead of reaping the genuine rewards of better technology (which would be some goddamned economy!).