Wii Opera Browser - An Update

[nmaster64]

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.

[ShadowMarth]

What, no tabs yet?

[bignds]

True. Probably the most obvious addition they could have made aswell.

[theONE]

TABBED BOWSING could be a surprise.

[Wraith]

Yeah but you would still choose ur PC over the Wii internet delio anytime right (other than looking for walkthroughs and Game Charichtor Porn (which is just wrong)

[Lite_Noxus]

Some people, like SM, don't feel like, is going up stairs or downstairs?, to use the comp after they are done playing their Wii so thy'll use the Wii internet.

[ShadowMarth]

I use my computer for such things, but having the option is very nice. Particularly for television on the internet on the television. Next best thing until IPTV.

[bignds]

Anyway, biggest bug ive found with the trial version since having it, is that it crashes quite often, which is VERY annoying,

[DSDude]

Maybe I don't browse as intensely as you guys do, but I've only had it crash on me once. The omission of tabbed browser really irks me, though. Thankfully there are very few things I'd use internet on the Wii for, one of which has a dedicated channel (Weather, which seems fairly accurate give or take 3 degrees). Quickly checking up on something without having to boot up my PC helps a lot in the early hours before work/school.

...hell, even IE has tabs. What's the dealio, Nintendo?

[ShadowMarth]

The browser on the Wii has tabs. Or at least, the capability. Certain sites have been able to trigger it. But it's not an official feature yet, nor have they let us willingly activate it.