Lara Croft And the Guardian of Light had awesome not-Split-Screen Co-op (probably my favorite co-op)

Resident Evil 5 not as awesome but still good.

Wipeout HD Fury: Awesome 2 player screen modes...

Perfect Dark Zero (Had some awesome co-op levels... and some aweful levels too)

Gears of War(s) have split screen.

4P not a whole lot though.

When I feel nintendo-y they're still basically the same. So they have multiplayer modes.

So I don't really miss it. I guess maybe they'res less FPS splitscreen co-op... but I don't really like most FPS.

In the future, we never leave the house and when we do its always done by motor powered vehicles cuz walking is for poor people, oh what a dream!!!

Splitscreen is lame, I don't want to play on a tiny portion of the screen.

Is that a fact? Sounds pretty weird because there is virtually nothing to play on wii for me.

Not too far from what I have heard in futuristic 2020 scenarios while I was in graduate school.

One scenario posited is those who have highly developed interpersonal communication skills will be tomorrow's leaders. Basically, with communication becoming more impersonal via text message and email along with being able buy all your necessities and luxury goods online, future generations will be nurtured in an environment where there is scant person-to-person contact outside the home.

School will be entirely online. Routine doctor visits will be conducted via email because the diagnosing of illness via WebMD will be so advanced come 2020, face-to-face health care would only be needed for the infirm, for major illness and for surgery.

This is a possible scenario stressing how as communication has evolved from face-to-face, to mail courier, to telegraph, to telephone, to email, and to text message right now, and who knows in the future, future generations will be nurtured in a socially deprived environment leaving those who have highly developed interpersonal skills to lead society into the future.

I doubt it right now, but if you look at cyberbullying and teens committing suicide over Facebook posts, then you know something is seriously lacking in the current generation of teenagers. I would say it is knowing how to deal with another person to their face without your shield of a cellphone or laptop you can turn off at any given time. Take away that shield and they are powerless even though they have two fists who could do the talking for them.

They just don't know how to use them because with a cell phone or laptop they can cower behind their shield. If they actually took the time to deal with bullies face-to-face, then they would realize another option is fist-to-face. This being said, physical violence is rarely encouraged, but it is entirely justifiable in a situation where another teen takes the bullying online and into the bullied's private space via Facebook or another social app.

Halo 3, Halo Reach, Warhawk, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Modnation Racers, Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 3, Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty WaW, Call of Duty MW2, Call of Duty Black Ops, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, Rainbow Six Vegas, Perfect Dark Zero, Far Cry Instincts Predator, Blur

and XBLA/PSN games

So even though you obviously have done research on Western socities mass movement towards being asocial you sound like you think it is enevitable and it does not bother you?

I agree with you, but it seems it is the tradition for every generation to complain about the younger generation. Eventually, each generation dies of and what was considerd negative in the past has become norm. Still I fail to see a benificial society that would alienate themselves to such a degree that almost all human connection would be lost.

As for communication, people often wonder if it is hurting society to jump from more traditional communal socities to the more Western style of individualism that is only made up of the nuclear famiy well the rest is scattered across the globe. Individualistic countries have not seemed to be hurt by this, but it does represent a big reason for the evolution of communication as you described above.  

I personally think any movement towards a complete digital future is a bad one that will only contribute to obesity and lack of social skills.

If you like local multiplayer buy a Wii. Until recently it would have been a Wii or a PC, but PC is going the way of the antisocial gamer too :(

That said, my plan for tuesday involves 4 guys sitting at a table with a mini fridge of snacks, spamming dungeons until we hit 85 in WoW. Shit's gonna be cash.

I would be insensitive to say it does not bother me. I think as technology advances it is inevitable that there will be less interpersonal communication. However, I just don't see the phasing out of person-to-person, face-to-face daily contact as not occuring for a long time. The 2020 scenario is far too premature.

Yes, each generation and dare I say the older cohorts have gripes about the current cohorts of each generation. Our generation, Generation Y (1980-2000), is a long generation where those of us born int he early and mid 1980s have a far different skill set than those born in late 1980s and 1990s. From what I have experienced, all of us are computer savvy, not wanting to live and die for causes as our parents did, and on.

Anyways, we digress and I will continue this later.

It's only a big deal if you have alot of friends,but I don't,so I don't care about splitscreen. lol