DS web browser out in June News
DS News by Ellie Gibson
Nintendo has confirmed that the new Opera browser which allows DS owners to surf the web will launch in Japan this June, according to Nintendo Power magazine.
It'll come on a regular DS game cartridge and will be priced at 3800 yen (around £18), and users will be able to input information using the touch screen and stylus.
In a recent interview with cubed3.com, Opera's Berit Hanson said the DS's two screens "allow for two different modes of browsing: fit-to-width and DS mode.
"In fit-to-width mode, Opera uses both screens for scrolling up or down a page with both screens completing the view. In DS mode, an overview of the Web page is displayed on the lower screen and a pink square can be moved around an area of the page. The area you have selected is shown on the upper screen."
Hanson said you can expect the same standards of support, surfing speed and rendering capabilities as with Opera's desktop browsers. "A new feature for the DS is the ability to hand write the URL into the address field. You can currently write in English or Japanese."
Rumour has it that Opera DS will launch in the US this December - but there's no word of a European release, with a Nintendo spokesperson simply telling us: "We have not announced our plans for bringing Opera to the UK at this time."
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Carrybagma
03/04/06 @ 14:48
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there's no word of a European release, with a Nintendo spokesperson simply telling us: "I don't know why I bother. Got any jobs?"
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GreasyWeasel
03/04/06 @ 15:55
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I wonder if Nintendo's free hotspots will still stand for web browsing via your DS then or whether you'll only be able to play games for free.
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dr_zoidthrob
03/04/06 @ 16:07
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The Nintendo website has only just been tweaked to recognise Opera... 'bout bloody time too
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The Nintendo website has only just been tweaked to recognise Opera....
Oh you raised my hopes and expertly dashed them. Bravo sir! I mean, the german one still doesn't work. Bollocks! Don't know what type of scroll bar they use but it doesn't work in opera since ever (and opera is the only one I use - I refuse to read websites that don't work with opera) |
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Trip SkyWay
04/04/06 @ 08:43
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I haven't really found much use for my PSP for browsing the internet, after the initial novelty wore off. I guess on trains with wireless it could be useful, and at least the DS will be slightly easier for text input. Is it going to support flash etc. that would be a bonus.
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