Gaming Forums => Nintendo Gaming => Topic started by: Flames_of_chaos on November 11, 2008, 03:39:07 PM
Title: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on November 11, 2008, 03:39:07 PM
Features:
- New buttons - Wii Speak Compability - See your Wii mail from within the browser - tab cube keeps track of 6 tabs, can be made invisible - 500 Wii Points - due out this December - If you paid for the first version of the browser, it's free (probably also applies if you got it free during the free purchase period)
Any talk of better memory management or fash support to make things like Hulu work?
No idea Pale but you guys may want to keep track of this thread. http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=171703&page=4#comment2786866
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: Gylldas on November 11, 2008, 04:09:18 PM
I wondered if they were ever going to upgrade Opera. This is pretty cool...even though I hardly ever use it.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: AV on November 12, 2008, 12:01:59 AM
seems like a decent update. I really wonder why Flash is such a jerk about using its hardware. It's a FREE PROGRAM you download on the net, I don't get the resistance. I never paid a dime for Flash
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: BranDonk Kong on November 12, 2008, 12:04:48 AM
I *think* PS3 supports Flash 9 now, so the Wii should too. Even if PS3 doesn't, the Wii should.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: BeautifulShy on November 12, 2008, 12:15:09 AM
Vega as KDR said Adobe has all of the cards in this situation.
Can someone confirm for sure that PS3 uses Flash 9.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on November 12, 2008, 12:49:36 AM
Vega as KDR said Adobe has all of the cards in this situation.
Can someone confirm for sure that PS3 uses Flash 9.
Yes it does, I booted up the PS3 browser.
Vega - Adobe's license allows PCs and Macs free access to it while specialty devices with web access require special licneses, even with those licenses Adobe gives a "lite" version of Flash which is essentially Flash 7 and Flash 8. My only guess is Sony found some kind of loophole because you can install Linux legitimately on a PS3.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: KDR_11k on November 12, 2008, 07:21:21 AM
seems like a decent update. I really wonder why Flash is such a jerk about using its hardware. It's a FREE PROGRAM you download on the net, I don't get the resistance. I never paid a dime for Flash
What??? Flash is a jerk about using its hardware? WTF are you talking about?
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: Chozo Ghost on November 12, 2008, 07:53:02 PM
Vega as KDR said Adobe has all of the cards in this situation.
Can someone confirm for sure that PS3 uses Flash 9.
Yes it does, I booted up the PS3 browser.
Vega - Adobe's license allows PCs and Macs free access to it while specialty devices with web access require special licneses, even with those licenses Adobe gives a "lite" version of Flash which is essentially Flash 7 and Flash 8. My only guess is Sony found some kind of loophole because you can install Linux legitimately on a PS3.
Maybe the PS3 OS and browser are linux-based and Sony was just able to use the regular Linux version of Flash for it?
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 12, 2008, 11:31:17 PM
I still use my Wii Internet Browser ALL THE TIME so this is great news.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: BeautifulShy on November 13, 2008, 12:13:37 AM
I like using it too GP.I kinda have to because whenever I start the computer I can never get into Windows.It stops loading about half way into the loading process.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: KDR_11k on November 13, 2008, 02:57:31 AM
Maybe the PS3 OS and browser are linux-based and Sony was just able to use the regular Linux version of Flash for it?
I don't think Flash is opensource so they'd still need a special build to run it on their CPU.
Correct, Adobe licenses flash on desktops and laptops it's free however on specialty devices the manufacture has to license it from Adobe BUT for those specialty devices Adobe usually only licenses out a lite version of Flash.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: DAaaMan64 on November 13, 2008, 10:26:17 PM
lol if flash was open source, that would be amazing.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: Chozo Ghost on November 14, 2008, 09:00:12 AM
An open source Flash is under development: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/ (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/)
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: DAaaMan64 on November 14, 2008, 10:38:00 AM
Ya I know, but it's only the equivalent of flash version 6 to 7. It's damn far behind.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: Spak-Spang on November 14, 2008, 12:23:57 PM
I will not be downloading this again, until Nintendo fixes the storage solution. My Blocks are too valuable for an internet channel to use up.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: NWR_insanolord on November 15, 2008, 02:34:55 AM
Vega as KDR said Adobe has all of the cards in this situation.
Can someone confirm for sure that PS3 uses Flash 9.
Yes it does, I booted up the PS3 browser.
Vega - Adobe's license allows PCs and Macs free access to it while specialty devices with web access require special licneses, even with those licenses Adobe gives a "lite" version of Flash which is essentially Flash 7 and Flash 8. My only guess is Sony found some kind of loophole because you can install Linux legitimately on a PS3.
I really don't get why Adobe cares, if Wii or PS3 or whatever uses it. They get money from flash banner commercials either way.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: Plugabugz on November 21, 2008, 03:47:48 AM
I will not be downloading this again, until Nintendo fixes the storage solution. My Blocks are too valuable for an internet channel to use up.
This sums up my feelings, unless they update the flash so that I can watch NHL GameCenter Live with it.
Same goes with iPlayer.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on March 27, 2009, 08:59:06 PM
It is kind of funny I tried using the PS3 browser and it SUCKS big time compared to the Wii Opera browser. It is slow, clunky and unintuitive, so much for hi-res! BTW has there been no word on this update?
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: NWR_pap64 on March 27, 2009, 09:11:42 PM
Funny this was brought from the dead. It was confirmed that this was a prank and there isn't an update coming to the Internet Channel, at least not officially.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on March 27, 2009, 09:21:42 PM
Funny this was brought from the dead. It was confirmed that this was a prank and there isn't an update coming to the Internet Channel, at least not officially.
Sad. I really was hoping for it!
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: Mop it up on March 27, 2009, 10:13:31 PM
I'm not surprised (though still disappointed) to see that this update isn't real. I don't think the Internet Channel could handle some of those supposed features, such as the tab browser, as even as it is now, it runs slower than my 10-year-old computer. Ouch.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on March 27, 2009, 10:23:01 PM
I'm not surprised (though still disappointed) to see that this update isn't real. I don't think the Internet Channel could handle some of those supposed features, such as the tab browser, as even as it is now, it runs slower than my 10-year-old computer. Ouch.
Use the PS3 browser, you'll see what is slow
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: Mop it up on March 27, 2009, 10:25:33 PM
Really? But I thought the PS3 was some all-powerful being machine? The PS3 was bested by a 10-year-old PC! Wait until this little doosie gets out, then maybe its sales will finally taper off!
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: Chozo Ghost on March 28, 2009, 12:43:30 AM
I guess the Cell processor isn't the super computer we were promised it would be, huh?
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: KDR_11k on March 28, 2009, 03:40:32 AM
Or supercomputing just doesn't work for internet browsing...
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: Mop it up on March 28, 2009, 04:59:05 AM
Then what makes it super?
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: Chozo Ghost on March 28, 2009, 06:41:02 AM
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: Louieturkey on March 30, 2009, 11:22:24 AM
Actually Sony made the browser themselves so that is why it is so clunky. Plus, not much feedback about how bad it is makes them not need to update it. One thing it does have is Flash 9 which makes Hulu work on it, something the Wii does not have. That is the only reason I use it though. I don't use PlayOn because I don't have a fast enough PC and it's a wireless connection. I'm working on fixing both of those things though. I still wish 2.0 happened though. It was some nice features.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: BranDonk Kong on March 30, 2009, 11:12:55 PM
Wii probably can't handle Hulu anyway, at least not in it's current form.
Title: Re: Opera 2.0 for Wii
Post by: Chozo Ghost on March 31, 2009, 12:33:58 AM
There is always a very real possibility Nintendo will update the browser in the future at some point. However, if they do it would probably be as a patch and not as a 2.0. Flash 9 and PDF support are two things they could and should add via a patch.
