Nintendo Wii Opera Browser: New Features Revealed!

 UPDATE: Wii.com has released more info, screenshots, and video.

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View the new pics and video: us.wii.com

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Opera Wii Browser delayed

The Wii Opera browser has been getting relatively positive reaction from the masses, but there’s a lot of features that would make the surfing experience so much easier. It appears that our input has been listened to, and there’s a few extra tweaks coming in the final version due out in April.

Details from Nintendo:

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 “favoritesâ€?
  • An ability to hide the toolbar
  • Buttons that will instantly type common preset letters, such as “wwwâ€? or “.comâ€?

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.

There are some other issues I’m crossing my fingers for to be released in this version or one soon after:

  • Flash 8 support (I built WiiFii.net all in 8 and had to basically scrap it until it’s supported)
  • Copy/Paste
  • USB Keyboard
  • Built-in Tabbed browsing (I’m aware of the sites that will mimic this)



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  • shanoboy

    I’m starting to wonder if there might be some sort of back doors that might be opened in the browser software given that nintendo added tabbed functionality to the browser. I’ve heard this is part of the reason only jpegs are supported in the photo channel.

  • shanoboy

    I’m starting to wonder if there might be some sort of back doors that might be opened in the browser software given that nintendo added tabbed functionality to the browser. I’ve heard this is part of the reason only jpegs are supported in the photo channel.

  • shanoboy

    I’m starting to wonder if there might be some sort of back doors that might be opened in the browser software given that nintendo added tabbed functionality to the browser. I’ve heard this is part of the reason only jpegs are supported in the photo channel.

  • shanoboy

    I’m starting to wonder if there might be some sort of back doors that might be opened in the browser software given that nintendo added tabbed functionality to the browser. I’ve heard this is part of the reason only jpegs are supported in the photo channel.

  • shanoboy

    I’m starting to wonder if there might be some sort of back doors that might be opened in the browser software given that nintendo added tabbed functionality to the browser. I’ve heard this is part of the reason only jpegs are supported in the photo channel.

  • shanoboy

    I’m starting to wonder if there might be some sort of back doors that might be opened in the browser software given that nintendo added tabbed functionality to the browser. I’ve heard this is part of the reason only jpegs are supported in the photo channel.

  • shanoboy

    I’m starting to wonder if there might be some sort of back doors that might be opened in the browser software given that nintendo added tabbed functionality to the browser. I’ve heard this is part of the reason only jpegs are supported in the photo channel.

  • shanoboy

    I’m starting to wonder if there might be some sort of back doors that might be opened in the browser software given that nintendo added tabbed functionality to the browser. I’ve heard this is part of the reason only jpegs are supported in the photo channel.

  • shanoboy

    I’m starting to wonder if there might be some sort of back doors that might be opened in the browser software given that nintendo added tabbed functionality to the browser. I’ve heard this is part of the reason only jpegs are supported in the photo channel.

  • shanoboy

    I’m starting to wonder if there might be some sort of back doors that might be opened in the browser software given that nintendo added tabbed functionality to the browser. I’ve heard this is part of the reason only jpegs are supported in the photo channel.

  • shanoboy

    I’m starting to wonder if there might be some sort of back doors that might be opened in the browser software given that nintendo added tabbed functionality to the browser. I’ve heard this is part of the reason only jpegs are supported in the photo channel.

  • http://www.joshbuhler.com/ Josh

    Screw Flash 8, the Wii should be more than capable of Flash 9. Let’s get some AS 3.0 rockin’ on the Wii.

  • http://www.joshbuhler.com Josh

    Screw Flash 8, the Wii should be more than capable of Flash 9. Let’s get some AS 3.0 rockin’ on the Wii.

  • http://wiinintendo.net/index.php?s=hey_suburbia hey_suburbia

    @Josh, I agree. I’m just hoping for AT LEAST 8

  • http://wiinintendo.net/index.php?s=hey_suburbia hey_suburbia

    @Josh, I agree. I’m just hoping for AT LEAST 8

  • http://qoal.110mb.com/ Quiche_on_a_leash

    Well it should be Flash 9 now considering Adobe released Flash 9 for linux now.

    Ugh, I didn’t like this bit:
    “Also, to make the words easier to read, we actually cut back on the screen size so the page width will be displayed at 800 pixels, even on a wide-screen TV. The viewable area will not be as big as it could have been because of this, but I think the screen became a lot easier to see.”

    The search function is a good idea, I hope it uses google.

  • http://qoal.110mb.com Quiche_on_a_leash

    Well it should be Flash 9 now considering Adobe released Flash 9 for linux now.

    Ugh, I didn’t like this bit:
    “Also, to make the words easier to read, we actually cut back on the screen size so the page width will be displayed at 800 pixels, even on a wide-screen TV. The viewable area will not be as big as it could have been because of this, but I think the screen became a lot easier to see.”

    The search function is a good idea, I hope it uses google.

  • http://jamier.net/ Jamie

    That’s what I’m talking about. Flash 9!!

  • http://jamier.net Jamie

    That’s what I’m talking about. Flash 9!!

  • Dan

    I’m hoping for Bluetooth keyboards, not USB.

  • Dan

    I’m hoping for Bluetooth keyboards, not USB.

  • http://www.xanga.com/relaxing_roth Roth

    Nah, a keyboard designed so that you plug into the bottom of your Wiimote’s adapter (like the classic controller). I don’t think anyone has thought of that yet.

    // Roth

  • http://www.xanga.com/relaxing_roth Roth

    Nah, a keyboard designed so that you plug into the bottom of your Wiimote’s adapter (like the classic controller). I don’t think anyone has thought of that yet.

    // Roth

  • http://www.xanga.com/relaxing_roth Roth

    Nah, a keyboard designed so that you plug into the bottom of your Wiimote’s adapter (like the classic controller). I don’t think anyone has thought of that yet.

    // Roth

  • http://www.xanga.com/relaxing_roth Roth

    Nah, a keyboard designed so that you plug into the bottom of your Wiimote’s adapter (like the classic controller). I don’t think anyone has thought of that yet.

    // Roth

  • http://www.xanga.com/relaxing_roth Roth

    Nah, a keyboard designed so that you plug into the bottom of your Wiimote’s adapter (like the classic controller). I don’t think anyone has thought of that yet.

    // Roth

  • http://www.freewebs.com/raymond2dal bbb (raymond)

    … java (not javascript) would be cool

  • http://www.freewebs.com/raymond2dal bbb (raymond)

    … java (not javascript) would be cool

  • http://www.freewebs.com/raymond2dal bbb (raymond)

    … java (not javascript) would be cool

  • http://www.freewebs.com/raymond2dal bbb (raymond)

    … java (not javascript) would be cool

  • http://www.freewebs.com/raymond2dal bbb (raymond)

    … java (not javascript) would be cool

  • http://www.freewebs.com/raymond2dal bbb (raymond)

    … java (not javascript) would be cool

  • http://www.freewebs.com/raymond2dal bbb (raymond)

    … java (not javascript) would be cool

  • http://mail2wii.com/ WyriHaximus

    Java applets, Flash 9 and pluging keyboard would boost the brosing level from silly to pro imo!

  • http://mail2wii.com/ WyriHaximus

    Java applets, Flash 9 and pluging keyboard would boost the brosing level from silly to pro imo!

  • http://mail2wii.com/ WyriHaximus

    Java applets, Flash 9 and pluging keyboard would boost the brosing level from silly to pro imo!

  • http://mail2wii.com/ WyriHaximus

    Java applets, Flash 9 and pluging keyboard would boost the brosing level from silly to pro imo!