Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on June 03, 2006, 01:50:35 PM
Website Cubed3 recently interviewed Scott Hedrick, vice president of Opera for Devices, about the mysterious Opera browser for Wii. Hedrick reveals quite a few tidbits.
Cubed3: Will the Opera browser be embedded from launch on the 512MB internal Flash or included with the system via a memory card?
Scott Hedrick: The Opera browser is saved to the Flash ROM on the Wii console, and does not require a separate memory card as Opera for DS does. The browser can be launched in only a few seconds, immediately delivering a great user experience.
That's right, Wii owners can browse the internet without any additional software, much like PictoChat on Nintendo DS. Hedrick also says web applications could be tailored for Wii, and that the Opera browser can be used for more than just the internet.
SH: In addition to being a full Web browser, Opera also serves as a presentation engine for devices, such as set-top boxes. This means that you it is possible to create dynamic Web-based applications and user interfaces using Web technology running on Opera – avoiding the use of native code such as C++. Nintendo has not released information on its specific use of Opera, but one can imagine the possibilities of what a browser can deliver to a game on a console that is always connected beyond simply browsing the Web.
Could an online version of PictoChat (or similar communications software) be in the works using Opera technologies?
For further comments on the Wii remote, which technologies are supported (JavaScript is confirmed), and Opera's possibilities, be sure to read the whole interview.
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Post by: Frozen Atlantic on June 03, 2006, 02:34:02 PM
Dude, do you own a USB keyboard? :/
I haven't used Opera in ages - is it any good now?
Post by: wandering on June 03, 2006, 02:34:35 PM
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Cubed3: Will the Opera browser be embedded from launch on the 512MB internal Flash or included with the system via a memory card?
Scott Hedrick: The Opera browser is saved to the Flash ROM on the Wii console, and does not require a separate memory card as Opera for DS does. The browser can be launched in only a few seconds, immediately delivering a great user experience.
Is it just me, or was that a trick question to determine whether Opera was included with the console out of the box?
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on June 03, 2006, 02:36:12 PM
Post by: Shecky on June 03, 2006, 03:07:00 PM
check it on the Wii or your friends PC
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Post by: ruby_onix on June 03, 2006, 10:03:19 PM
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C3: Will the browser be issued with all Wii consoles or will you purchase it separately?
SH: As mentioned before, Opera will not be sold separately on a game cartridge for Wii. We would like all Wii users to be able to use Opera to surf the Internet. The details of how exactly Opera will be available for browsing within Wii have not yet been announced by Nintendo.
The browser will be hardwired into the Wii, buuuuuttt ... ... ... *Opera waits for Nintendo to finish the sentence*
*They'll be waiting a long time*
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Post by: ssj4_android on June 04, 2006, 05:38:49 PM
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Originally posted by: wanderingQuote
Cubed3: Will the Opera browser be embedded from launch on the 512MB internal Flash or included with the system via a memory card?
Scott Hedrick: The Opera browser is saved to the Flash ROM on the Wii console, and does not require a separate memory card as Opera for DS does. The browser can be launched in only a few seconds, immediately delivering a great user experience.
Is it just me, or was that a trick question to determine whether Opera was included with the console out of the box?
Nintendo announced at E3 that Opera would be built in, no trick questions about that needed. His answer seems to suggest that Opera will not be included on the 512 MB internal flash, as I'm assuming there's a seperate ROM chip. I wonder if the browser is upgradable? I primarily want to know if USB keyboards will be supported. It would be horrible if they weren't
Post by: Kairon on June 04, 2006, 05:41:06 PM
This is confirmation of Flash ROM on the system for...upgrading firmware?
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Post by: Kairon on June 05, 2006, 10:54:40 AM
Flash memory, which is what the 512 MB has been called, is more like our Memory cards and USB Key drives. This is similar to EEPROM, but is better for rewriting purposes (it doesn't go kaput).
I'd like to think that he uses the term ROM because he really means a sort of memory in the hardware not intended for frequent rewriting, not because he doesn't know what the technical term means.
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