Wii News – Latest on Opera Web Browser
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More details are seeping out on Opera, the Nintendo Wii's Internet browser. Opera's Executive Vice President for Devices, Scott Hedrick, has revealed a few tantalising facts about the functionality and features which we'll be seeing on Nintendo's new-gen machine this coming winter.
In an interview with website cubed3.com, Hedrick said: "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."
He went on to say that: "The biggest challenge has been to create the best 'living room' Web experience, leveraging the unique capabilities of Wii... [it's] a breakthrough experience, especially in terms of incorporating the revolutionary Wii remote into the browsing experience."
"Nintendo's vision is to expand the appeal of its products to as large of an audience as possible. We aim to make a browsing experience that leverages the intuitive capabilities of the Wii remote, ensuring that anyone from an experienced gamer to your grandma can surf the Web on Wii."
When asked if there were any plans to include advertising via the Opera browser on Wii, Hendrick said, categorically, "No...but the same ads you see on Web pages on your desktop will show up when browsing using Opera on Wii. Nintendo hasn't confirmed if Opera could be used to deliver Web-based advertisements into games, for example."
It all sounds good to SPOnG. We're just looking forward to teaching our gran all about the Internet this coming Christmas, by using the easy-as-pie Wii-mote on her telly.
In an interview with website cubed3.com, Hedrick said: "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."
He went on to say that: "The biggest challenge has been to create the best 'living room' Web experience, leveraging the unique capabilities of Wii... [it's] a breakthrough experience, especially in terms of incorporating the revolutionary Wii remote into the browsing experience."
"Nintendo's vision is to expand the appeal of its products to as large of an audience as possible. We aim to make a browsing experience that leverages the intuitive capabilities of the Wii remote, ensuring that anyone from an experienced gamer to your grandma can surf the Web on Wii."
When asked if there were any plans to include advertising via the Opera browser on Wii, Hendrick said, categorically, "No...but the same ads you see on Web pages on your desktop will show up when browsing using Opera on Wii. Nintendo hasn't confirmed if Opera could be used to deliver Web-based advertisements into games, for example."
It all sounds good to SPOnG. We're just looking forward to teaching our gran all about the Internet this coming Christmas, by using the easy-as-pie Wii-mote on her telly.
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