Due to the depressing winter weather conditions here is Wisconsin I decided it was time to relax on the couch and play with my new toy, my much loved Nintendo Wii. To be honest i've been out of gaming for quite some time, the Wii got me excited about gaming again. Up until now the Wii has had wireless internet connectivity through Wifi that really hasn't been leveraged. Updating the system and downloading the weather were all it could really accomplish.Today I check out the Wii shopping channel and noticed you can now get Opera browser for the Wii! Being a web enthusiast I downloaded it right away and i've got to admit its quite impressive.
Opera is added under the "Internet Channel" from the Wii menu. Browsing with the Wii remote is simple and easy, and use the Wii controller directional arrows, A for selecting, B for back and zoom in (+) and zoom out (-). Your menu is simple:
- Enter WWW address
- Back / Forward
- Search: Via Google or Yahoo
- Reload page
- Forward link via email
Unfortunately Opera on the Wii does not support browser plug-ins or downloads, however it does support Flash 7 . So it is much like the light weight Safari browser that ships with the Iphone. Regardless this is a really solid release for the Wii which can only help Nintendo boost the Wii's popularity. Just like the Iphone, with 10 million Wii consoles out there its another platform developers need to consider when building websites.
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