Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on March 22, 2007, 02:43:00 AM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=13187
Opera's browser was scheduled for release in March...but not any more. Today Opera released the following statement:
Opera and Nintendo today confirmed that the Opera-powered Internet Channel for Wii will be available in April 2007, rather than in late March as previously announced. The final release date in April remains to be determined.
Opera and Nintendo are continuing to finalize what promises to be the ultimate Web surfing experience on the Wii console. The two companies are working closely together to meet user requests for browser features and to enhance the overall Wii Web experience.
Stay tuned for more details.
Those hoping to ditch the unstable Wii trial browser will have to wait.
Nintendo has issued their own release on the Internet Channel with a few details on the new features. In addition to this, Nintendo talks about and shows off some of the features on their Japanese page.
INTERNET CHANNEL UPDATE: OPERA BROWSER FOR WII
Since late December, Wii owners have been able to download a trial version of the Opera Internet browser. After receiving substantial and helpful feedback from consumers, friends and family members, Nintendo developers have made a number of improvements to the final version of the browser, including:
* improved zooming and scrolling
* an improved zoomed font
* shortened startup times
* quicker access to "favorites"
* an ability to hide the toolbar
* buttons that will instantly type common preset letters, such as "www" or ".com"
More details about these and other functions will be announced in the near future. To ensure that the browser incorporates all of these enhancements, the final version will be available for download in April, a few weeks later than previously announced. The browser will remain free for Wii owners to download through the end of June. After June, users who haven't already downloaded the Opera browser can go to the Wii Shop Channel to download it for 500 Wii Points.
Post by: that Baby guy on March 22, 2007, 02:50:28 AM
Post by: Maverick on March 22, 2007, 04:37:11 AM
Post by: MegaByte on March 22, 2007, 05:16:02 AM
http://wii.com/jp/articles/internet-channel/story.html
Post by: KDR_11k on March 22, 2007, 06:17:17 AM
Post by: BranDonk Kong on March 22, 2007, 06:26:07 AM
Post by: Acefondu on March 22, 2007, 07:32:57 AM
Post by: TrueNerd on March 22, 2007, 08:02:39 AM
Post by: Bloodworth on March 22, 2007, 08:28:40 AM
Post by: Smoke39 on March 22, 2007, 09:46:20 AM
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Originally posted by: Maverick
I fail to see any reason to use it. (Other than to brag to your friends how you looked at naked ladies on your Nintendo)
Hey, it's pretty convenient when you can just turn on your TV from bed in the morning, do your business, then go back to sleep without having to get up and wait for your noisy computer to slowly start up.
Post by: NWR_pap64 on March 22, 2007, 09:51:27 AM
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Originally posted by: Bloodworth
heh, seriously this application was born for YouTube and Wiicade. The resolution on YouTube is so crappy that you don't need to watch it on a PC, and it's far more comfortable to sit back and browse from the couch.
Its also great for watching online flash cartoons like Homestar Runner. It's the first thing I do in the morning before school and the last before going to bed.
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on March 22, 2007, 10:08:15 AM
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Originally posted by: Smoke39Quote
Originally posted by: Maverick
I fail to see any reason to use it. (Other than to brag to your friends how you looked at naked ladies on your Nintendo)
Hey, it's pretty convenient when you can just turn on your TV from bed in the morning, do your business, then go back to sleep without having to get up and wait for your noisy computer to slowly start up.
This made me laugh for inappropriate reasons.
Post by: TJ Spyke on March 22, 2007, 12:00:19 PM
1)Improved support for Wikipedia (you can edit sections longere than 1 short paragraph)
2)USB keyboard support, it's PITA to type with the onscreen keyboard since it takes so long.
Post by: UncleBob on March 22, 2007, 12:01:13 PM
Or, perhaps, support for my GCN Keyboard...
Post by: Bloodworth on March 22, 2007, 12:18:18 PM
Post by: Kairon on March 22, 2007, 12:29:09 PM
~carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: NeoThunder on March 22, 2007, 05:38:40 PM
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Originally posted by: Brandogg
WMV, Quicktime, and MPEG playback is an absolute must, also upgradeable flash support would be excellent.
Agreed, if they don't include a whole slew of video and mp3/music support, they can't say it's an ultimate web surfing tool.
Post by: Bill Aurion on March 22, 2007, 07:01:54 PM
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Originally posted by: PartyBearQuote
Originally posted by: Smoke39Quote
Originally posted by: Maverick
I fail to see any reason to use it. (Other than to brag to your friends how you looked at naked ladies on your Nintendo)
Hey, it's pretty convenient when you can just turn on your TV from bed in the morning, do your business, then go back to sleep without having to get up and wait for your noisy computer to slowly start up.
This made me laugh for inappropriate reasons.
Ahaha, I'm glad I'm not the only one...
Post by: IceCold on March 22, 2007, 08:57:51 PM
Post by: Ceric on March 23, 2007, 03:38:55 AM
Post by: vudu on March 23, 2007, 05:54:22 AM
QuoteAlso shaving his wang.
Originally posted by: IceCold
Well, Smoke was the one who started the thread about masturbating..
Post by: Smoke39 on March 23, 2007, 07:07:23 AM
Post by: vudu on March 23, 2007, 07:11:14 AM
Post by: Smoke39 on March 23, 2007, 07:25:33 AM
