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Wii Opera Browser is Free Until Next Year

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday September 26, 2006 @07:46AM from the because-web-browsing-on-my-wii-sounds-fun dept.

Wowzer writes "Nintendo is serious about giving casual game console users multi-functionality by offering not just a weather, news, and photo channels, but a free internet browser with the Wii at the November 19th U.S. launch. From the article: 'Opera's full Web browser is available for download from the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo has stated that they will offer Opera free of charge as a temporary promotion for all [worldwide] Wii users until June 2007.'"

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Re:Let me be the first to say... by normal_guy · 2006-09-26 08:00 · Score: 5, Insightful

For me it's not a matter of resolution, but seating comfort. My sofa trumps my desk chair.

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Re:Wiizilla? by Yahweh+Doesn't+Exist · 2006-09-26 08:44 · Score: 4, Insightful

>I have to wonder why they didn't just port Firefox themselves. It would be much easier

no it wouldn't. Opera have shedloads of experience making browers for low-spec devices with restricted interfaces. Firefox has none at all. Nintendo might as well have started entirely from scratch.