Why I think Nintendo left out cross game chat

[HappySqurriel]

Andrespetmonkey said:

HappySqurriel said:
Honestly, I think it is because (while Sony and Microsoft are focused on competitive online multiplayer games) Nintendo is more focused on single player and local multiplayer gamers. Nintendo's big push for online services this generation seems to be designed to provide interaction between gamers even if they're playing at different times, and seems like a good enhancement to single player and local multiplayer games.
Cross game chat is (probably) a great way to invite a friend to play an online competitive multiplayer game with you, but that really isn't what Nintendo is focused on.
With that said, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a way for Nintendo to add it in a later update if there is demand from developers and gamers.

But why not just add it? There's no negatives to having CGC. I have no idea what's involved in the process of implementing it but surely it's far from a big task?

Honestly, without knowing what Nintendo has implemented or how it was implemented I can't really say why it wasn't included ...

It could be an oversight, or it could be a feature that was low enough priority that it was pushed back until after the system launched, or it could be that the core principles of Nintendo's online service produced a design that made cross game chat difficult to implement.

Edit: In a way, asking why cross game chat isn't included is sort of like asking why split screen multiplayer isn't included in most HD console games. When I buy my nephews games I like to pick out games that they can play together, but most XBox 360 games are strictly single player or online multiplayer only.