Opera on the Nintendo DS

dxprog writes "Opera has announced that they and Nintendo are going in together to create a web browser for the DS. The browser, based on Opera's core engine, will take advantage of the system's two screens and the touchscreen to provide on-the-go portable internet access. From the article: 'Within just five seconds of turning on the system, the Nintendo DS is already fully operational. This makes it the ideal device to enable people to swiftly obtain the latest information from the internet, wherever they are.'" Update: 02/15 15:50 GMT by Z : More information about the browser and game announcements available from Gamasutra, and Iwata's aim that they'll hit 10 Million DS units sold is reported on the Next Generation site.

Comments

OperaDS

[blankoboy]

Not quite sure what a "gameboy DS" is but it's great to hear about Opera DS! Can't wait to pick that up.

Its not the "Gameboy" DS

[MelvinSmalls]

I don't mean to be touchy, but its just the Nintendo DS. The gameboy is something different. Saying "on the Gameboy DS" makes you sound sort of like people in 2001 complaining that the kids are pirating music on that Napster website. That is, it makes you sound a bit out-of-touch.

And yes. Puns were intended.

DS =/= Gameboy

[mag46]

The DS is not a Gameboy; they're two seperate products. The DS just happens to be able to play GBA games. It's just "Nintendo DS".

Nitpicking aside, this could be pretty cool, at least in concept. I have to wonder though, how practical this will be. I can't even imagine using the Internet (for any long periods) on a PSP, and its screen is how much bigger? How many sites are going to make DS-specific pages?

On the other hand, the touch screen would work great as a mouse replacement, and an on-screen keyboard is certainly faster than using a control pad to select letters.

There is no "Gameboy DS"

[Evro]

This may be picking nits, but there is no "Gameboy DS," the system is called the Nintendo DS. This is significant because it indicates that it's intended to be thought of in the same family of systems as the "regular" consoles, not the Gameboy.