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DS Web Browser in June

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the something-wrong-about-pr0n-on-a-nintendno-console dept.

Eurogamer reports that the Opera DS Browser will be available in June, though so far only in Japan. From the article: "In fit-to-width mode, Opera uses both screens for scrolling up or down a page with both screens completing the view. In DS mode, an overview of the Web page is displayed on the lower screen and a pink square can be moved around an area of the page. The area you have selected is shown on the upper screen."

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  1. DS Browser In Action (video) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ogWgYF3r4M

    it's in japanese, but it's cool to see. not sure how youtube will handle /. but we'll find out.

  2. Gaming implications? by jomas1 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    There is a real chance that this browser can be more than a novelty and may open up even more games to the ds. Does no one else see this? If so I can't say that I've seen evidence on any of the video game review websites. Is there something about the ds opera browser that should not make it possible to play games like the ones on websudoku.com and http://dmoz.org/Games/Video_Games/Browser_Based/ ?

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    1. Re:Gaming implications? by Fammy2000 · · Score: 3, Informative

      The browser should have JavaScript support, so some web based games will work (non-Flash). Screen resolution will be the limiting factor.

      I'm hoping that we'll be able to capture D-pad and button presses in JavaScript.

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  3. Opera Mini cell phone browser by Is0m0rph · · Score: 3, Interesting

    After using the Opera Mini browser on my cell phone I'm sure they'll do a good version for the DS. There's really no comparison between the Opera cell phone browser and built in phone browsers. It's in another class.