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Wii Opera Browser is Free Until Next Year
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on Tue Sep 26, 2006 02:46 PM
from the because-web-browsing-on-my-wii-sounds-fun dept.
from the because-web-browsing-on-my-wii-sounds-fun dept.
Wowzer writes "Nintendo is serious about giving casual game console users multi-functionality by offering not just a weather, news, and photo channels, but a free internet browser with the Wii at the November 19th U.S. launch. From the article: 'Opera's full Web browser is available for download from the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo has stated that they will offer Opera free of charge as a temporary promotion for all [worldwide] Wii users until June 2007.'"
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CVG points out that, as of today, the final version of the Wii Opera browser is available for download. Make sure and do the update sometime in the next month or so; as you might recall from the original announcement, it will only be free until the end of June. "You can finally ditch the trial version of the Opera browser and download the full and final package, which comes with added features, such as 'www.' and '.com' buttons as well as improved functionality like a faster boot-up and better zoom capability. You can download it right now for free, first by updating your system, then grabbing the update from the Wii Software page on the Shop Channel."
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Let me be the first to say... (Score:2)
I love Opera, but the fact that they were going to want to charge money for it was a little meh, though I was more than happy to pay for it. The fact that it's free until 2007 seals the deal for me.
Re:Let me be the first to say... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Let me be the first to say... (Score:5, Funny)
(http://www.gnolaum.com/)
Web browser? (Score:4, Funny)
Is a free, huh? (Score:5, Funny)
Excellent (Score:2)
(http://www.foobarsoft.com/)
free use for early adopters? (Score:2)
I'm getting the Wii but not interested in browsing anyway. the DS browser seemed like a nice idea and was well implemented except for the appalling performance so I didn't bother.
at which point... (Score:3, Insightful)
I have but one thing to say about the subject (Score:2, Funny)
(http://noam.chigh.org/)
Re:I have but one thing to say about the subject (Score:5, Funny)
So... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:So... (Score:5, Funny)
(http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~washingt/ | Last Journal: Thursday November 07 2002, @05:20PM)
"a Free" (Score:2)
Wiizilla? (Score:2)
(http://kradeleet.com/)
Re:Wiizilla? (Score:5, Insightful)
no it wouldn't. Opera have shedloads of experience making browers for low-spec devices with restricted interfaces. Firefox has none at all. Nintendo might as well have started entirely from scratch.
Slashdot Grammar is a Good Today! (Score:1, Redundant)
is a Free (Score:2)
(http://www.mrcopilot.com/ | Last Journal: Tuesday August 02 2005, @10:10AM)
Great it's free, but what does that mean? (Score:2)
Um, Uh, Kid-Friendly (Score:4, Interesting)
(http://slashdot.org/...20My%20Dog!/journal/ | Last Journal: Thursday March 18 2004, @07:15PM)
Consider (Score:3, Interesting)
(http://humblebegin.blogspot.com/)
And How would someone browse the internet with the Wii? Sounds like Nintendo plans to release a Wii Keyboard. If not, they screw themselves over with potential additional profit.
Re:Consider (Score:5, Informative)
(http://www.noooxml.org/petition)
Their "Opera Mini" which is shockingly only 96kb in most advanced version (MIDP 2.0) is some hit on mobile nobody could have imagined. I really hope one day they offer those download numbers at least the ones from mini.opera.com .
When we speak about devices, phones,consoles,PDAs: Opera is the king. Just look at this page:
http://www.opera.com/products/devices/gallery/ [opera.com]
I mean they don't need any kind of favour to stay in business.
It is Microsoft which is a joke on mobile browsing and thank God, they couldn't even take off on that area.
I wouldn't be surprised if Sony PS3 Opera ships too.
Opera Bowser (Score:1)
Download - to where? (Score:1)
Unless I'm wrong and the Wii has a hard drive, but I don't think it does, right?
Oooh, wiimote gestures (Score:1)
(http://www.torchthebridge.com/)
But? (Score:1)
(http://slashdot.org/)
For goodness sake, even the PS3 ships with a built in web browser that is free. Although not sure exactly what that thing is... probably sOnyWEb 1.0 or something like that
Mouse Gestures! (Score:1)
Free for a year? (Score:2, Interesting)
In other words... (Score:1)
Free forever (Score:1)
A little bonus for early adopters?
Re:Uh ? (Score:3, Informative)
the original plan was to charge for it (the opera for the DS will cost money)
Re:Uh ? (Score:4, Informative)
(http://www.yvan256.net/)
Re:Uh ? (Score:1)
(http://fohat.wordpress.com/)
This is a good move by Nintendo I think, but I will hope that in June they change their minds and leave it free.
Re:Uh ? (Score:2, Troll)
(http://www.creimer.ws/ | Last Journal: Friday January 26 2007, @12:40PM)
Re:What's next, a free version Firefox? (Score:4, Informative)
Re:What's next, a free version Firefox? (Score:5, Informative)
Opera has not "always been free". Prior to Version 5, it was pay software only. From 2000 to 2005, a "free" version was available, but was ad-sponsored. It's only been in the past year or so that a free-and-clear version of the browser has been available on the desktop.
Re:What's next, a free version Firefox? (Score:1)
It's fun to be smug but only when you know what you're talking about.
Got it Eric?
Re:What's next, a free version Firefox? (Score:4, Funny)
Got it Eric?
Nah, it's always fun to be smug, dude.
Re:What's next, a free version Firefox? (Score:2, Informative)
(http://www.hurtley.org/ | Last Journal: Wednesday August 01, @03:12PM)
And they STILL charge for 'embedded' web browsers. (Ones for cell phones, etc.) Although some cell phone companies pay for it to be included.
Re:Why wouldn't it be free? (Score:1)
The news, as I see it, is neutral; it could have been better (Opera free forever), and it could have been worse (Opera pay from the beginning). I'm not sure it's a good thing for Nintendo, though (assuming that everyone will have to pay net year, even those that have been using it free).
Re:Uh ? (Score:5, Informative)
(http://www.crfh.net/ | Last Journal: Tuesday November 14 2006, @02:47PM)
Desktop only (Score:1)
Re:What's next, a free version Firefox? (Score:1)
Re:Why wouldn't it be free? (Score:3, Insightful)
(http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/ | Last Journal: Tuesday September 11, @05:30PM)
Because... it's a different program for a different architecture that runs on a different kind of device in a different market?
The PC and console versions of the same game are generally separate purchases, and not necessarily the same price. Here one of the prices is $0. That doesn't necessarily mean the other price will be $0 as well.
Re:Oh god did the mario in me just die? (Score:2)
(http://www.pembo13.com/)
Re:What's next, a free version Firefox? (Score:2)
(http://thuktun.blogspot.com/ | Last Journal: Thursday April 21 2005, @11:45AM)
Re:What's next, a free version Firefox? (Score:1, Offtopic)
Re:Luckily, we have os browser... (Score:2, Funny)
(http://iki.fi/wheany/ | Last Journal: Monday July 03 2006, @01:48PM)
Re:Uh ? (Score:2)
(http://www.p10link.net/plugwash/)
the embedded versions are operas main products nowadays. They have a good browser core that they can sell customised versions of to either the manufacturers or the users of other platforms (like phones, pdas and games consoles).