Opera webbrowser for Nintendo DS

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Opera's side of the story added as well.

In Opera's agreement with Nintendo, Nintendo DS users will now be able to surf the full Internet from their systems using the Opera browser. The Opera browser for Nintendo DS will be sold as a DS card. Users simply insert the card into the Wi- Fi enabled Nintendo DS, connect to a network, and begin browsing on two screens.

"The incredibly popular Nintendo DS is already Wi-Fi enabled to support real time gaming, so adding Web browsing capabilities was a natural evolution for this device," says Scott Hedrick, Executive Vice President at Opera Software. "Gaming devices are growing more advanced and a great Web experience is becoming a product differentiator for gaming manufacturers. Opera is excited to work with Nintendo to deliver a unique dual screen, full Internet experience on Nintendo DS."

With an on-screen keypad and stylus, users can easily navigate the Web from their Nintendo DS with PDA-like functionality. Based on the same core as the Opera desktop browser, Opera delivers superior speed and rendering of Web pages on the Nintendo DS. "Within just five seconds of turning on the system, the Nintendo DS is already fully operational. This makes it the ideal device to enable people to swiftly obtain the latest information from the internet, wherever they are," says Masaru Shimomura, Deputy General Manager of Nintendo's R&D Department. "Opera exceeded our expectations with its user friendly interface, quick access to all your favorite sites, ease of use and, most importantly, in making the best use of the Nintendo DS system's unique double screens and touch screen features. Opera is an important partner for Nintendo in our efforts to further expand the users of the Nintendo DS."

Information on the availability of the Opera browser DS card has not yet been announced.

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On a Nintendo DS Lite press conference, Saturo Iwata announced that Opera is working on a webbrowser for the Nintendo DS (Lite).

Looks nice

[Beatrix]

Yes, I heard of this one, too. This will, of course, enable web access from the DS Lite for downloading games. Many consoles are following this trend of incorporating browsers for online access.

[lindsey]

Wow I didnt know that Nintendo were working with Opera. Nice deal. I wonder why they went with Opera and not the other bigger companies. Either way that is nice to be able to browse the net on a hand held game.

I wonder how much one can do though? Or the full capabilities of browsing the net on the Nintendo? I know that some cell phones or net capabilities but are limited on the browsing and display of certain web pages.

[Josh11]

Opera is technically the third biggest browser after Firefox and IE. Firefox, cant see them doing deals with Nintendo, to be honest. IE, wouldnt want the hassle, to many flaws, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities.

[comperr]

I thought it was IE, FF, Netscape, Opera

[Josh11]

Wasn't Netscape rendered obselete a while back? I guess though, netscape or opera wouldv'e been a successful choice for nintendo.