Nintendo Makes Opera Wii Web Browser Free

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The web browsing on the Wii is handy if you don't have any other method of doing it... but mostly it's just a hassle, unless you have a real keyboard for it. Maybe a quick glance at a nice rack (for guns, of course) between Mario Kart races would be nice.
 
The browser has a very clever zooming system which makes 480i/p Internet browsing much more bearable that one would suspect.

While not the greatest browser I've ever used, it has served as a back up several times while working on my desktop.

This new update makes the app take up less space than before, it operates much faster and supports Flash Lite 3.0 which is based on Flash 8 allowing it to view most online videos now.

The free game is certainly a nice way to give back to those who paid for the app after Dec 31, 2007.
 
Sounds like Nintendo want users to get the free browser, which requires updated Wii software to access the shop now, which also coincidently stops access to running homebrew 🙁
 
Downloaded the browser a year ago with the intent of watching Hulu on my TV with it. It needed a flash plug-in that was only available to IE or FF. Have not used it since. If they've updated the browser, I might look at using it again.
 
A recent update allowed it to work with a USB keyboard. I've got a cheap wireless dongle attached, which makes it almost usable. Unfortunately, caching to it's flash memory is very slow, and so streaming youtube videos (the only thing that this is any good for) is pretty much a no-go.

Maybe this is paving the road for a future update?
 
wow, nintendo was charging money for a lower quality product than what you get on the PS3 (and i can only assume the xbox) for FREE?

nah, nintendo doesn't rip people off....
 
[citation][nom]Matt87_50[/nom]wow, nintendo was charging money for a lower quality product than what you get on the PS3 (and i can only assume the xbox) for FREE?nah, nintendo doesn't rip people off....[/citation]

well i dont know if you caught the memo (aka this article) but now it's free and they're reimbursing those (through a game) that had to purchase it. And anyways i got mine during the free period. It's a capable browser, i was surprised when it stated playing youtube videos, i was like "whoo" this could go somewhere. and actual input though is slow, it's like hunt and peck typing. but i was able to get my wireless microsoft keyboard to work w/ it (a god send) so now it's really cool
 
I can't believe Matt87 said that nintendo rips people off when the system itself (compared to all the other launches) did so for half the cost. That's short sighted.

I think this will be worth a look now. Load up the browser in side by side pic on my big screen and look up hockey stats while watching the Red Wings make another run for the CUP.
 
and to add to the above comment...

I've used the browser on the PS3 and it sucks. The browser is a little slow on the Wii, but the browser on the PS3 takes forever when tying to few pages that have multiple flash objects. At least on the Wii it just doesn't show what it can't. The PS3 just tries to show everything, even if it takes 5 minutes to process each page. Bad implementation on Sony's part.
 
[citation][nom]Matt87_50[/nom]wow, nintendo was charging money for a lower quality product than what you get on the PS3 (and i can only assume the xbox) for FREE?nah, nintendo doesn't rip people off....[/citation]
The PS3 browser is free (though slow to use) and the Xbox 360 does not offer a web browser at all. Not to forget hat the Wii web browser was offered to for while in beta form to anyone prior to Jan 01, 2008.

I'd advise that you get your facts in order next time before attempting to demean a product.
 
[citation][nom]thisisme[/nom]I've used the browser on the PS3 and it sucks. The browser is a little slow on the Wii, but the browser on the PS3 takes forever when tying to few pages that have multiple flash objects. At least on the Wii it just doesn't show what it can't. The PS3 just tries to show everything, even if it takes 5 minutes to process each page. Bad implementation on Sony's part.[/citation]

The PS3/PSP browser was made by NetFront and not in-house. I have yet to see a NetFront browser that didn't suck.
 
ok, I think I write poorly my comment before...

What I was trying to say was: on the ps3 you get the browser for free, then Nintendo had the nerve to try and make people pay for a browser on the wii?

However, if the browser is higher quality, I suppose it could have been justified.

BUT Nintendo do rip people off!
The Wii was half the price of the other consoles at launch? maybe so, but it probably costs about 1/4 what the ps3 costs to build, even the xbox. Hardware wise it is a very incremental upgrade to the gamecube. so much so they were originally just going to release the motion controllers for the game cube, but they decided to release it all as a 'new' console instead. AND IT HASN'T DROPPED A CENT! you can get the xbox for cheaper than it now! and the DSi is EVEN WORSE! its basically the same thing! just a slightly beefed up DS with some novelties like the cameras. the ds came out in 2004! and you can get a brand new iTouch for the SAME PRICE!

You know you're ripping people off if an APPLE product is a good deal by comparison!
 
I think people are missing the point here
Yes, they used to charge for it, but now it is free
Anyone who paid will be compensated with a free game

So should they have kept it as a pay-for item? Nintendo give something away and get abuse? If Xbox decide to make Live a free service do you think they will get the same level of abuse?

No. Stop being fanboy retards, if you dont like the Wii don't buy it but don't think you have the intelligence to tell anyone else in the world what they should or shouldn't buy with their own money.

The Opera channel works great to watch the BBC iPlayer, a USB keyboard makes it useful and old people like my Dad and young people like my son have started using the internet for the first time ever because of this.

It must be great for all the Xbox and PS3 users to be so wonderful and fucking perfect, if your consoles were so good how come my PC cost less to build and still outperforms them in Res and FPS.
 
[citation][nom]Matt87_50[/nom]ok, I think I write poorly my comment before...What I was trying to say was: on the ps3 you get the browser for free, then Nintendo had the nerve to try and make people pay for a browser on the wii?However, if the browser is higher quality, I suppose it could have been justified. BUT Nintendo do rip people off!The Wii was half the price of the other consoles at launch? maybe so, but it probably costs about 1/4 what the ps3 costs to build, even the xbox. Hardware wise it is a very incremental upgrade to the gamecube. so much so they were originally just going to release the motion controllers for the game cube, but they decided to release it all as a 'new' console instead. AND IT HASN'T DROPPED A CENT! you can get the xbox for cheaper than it now! and the DSi is EVEN WORSE! its basically the same thing! just a slightly beefed up DS with some novelties like the cameras. the ds came out in 2004! and you can get a brand new iTouch for the SAME PRICE! You know you're ripping people off if an APPLE product is a good deal by comparison![/citation]

It hasn't dropped a cent because there still selling. face it its business. why lower the price when people are still buying it at an alarming rate. there not going to lower the price and loose money because nobody's like you cannot accept it.
 
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