Opera Web Browser to Run on Nintendo’s Wii
Opera Software’s famously fast and standards-compliant web browser will be performing surfing duties for the users of Wii, Nintendo’s oddly-named next-generation game console. As far as I know, this will make Wii the first console with a “real” web browser built in.
With the Xbox 360 currently retailing at $300 and $400* — and the PlayStation 3 set to sell for $500 and $600* — the $250 Wii is sure to be a hit with cost-conscious gamers and cash-strapped parents. One more reason for web developers to test pages in Opera.
(Props: Digital Trends)
Updates
- 6/4/2006 @ 2:40 AM — More details on Opera’s Wii browser from WiiSpot.com
- 6/6/2006 @ 12:32 PM — Cubed3.com interviews Scott Hedrick, Opera Software’s Executive Vice President in charge of Opera for Devices, about the Wii browser. Opera’s web site has the press release about the Opera–Nintendo venture.
* Both the X360 and the PS3 sell at two price points — a lower price for a stripped-down version, and a higher price for a pimped-out version. There is only one version of the Wii, and Nintendo has said that its North American price will not exceed $250 (source). All prices in United States Dollars.
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