Download the Wii’s Opera browser from this Friday

operalogo.jpgIt’s official, then. Nintendo of Europe says we can download a “free trial version” of the Opera Web browser for Wii from this Friday, December 22nd. This will activate the Internet channel on the Wii home page, and let you surf the internetweb in glorious telly-vision.

However, the “final version” of the browser won’t be available until the end of March 2007, according to Nintendo, although it will be free to download until the end of June, after which it’ll cost 500 points from the Wii Shop. I’m not sure how the full version will differ from the trial version, mind.

Oh, and there’s more good news. The Forecast Channel, which provides weather info, is going live… today! It lets you check whether the sun is shining in Timbuctoo via a slinky 3D globe. The data is being provided by Weathernews, apparently.





This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 19th, 2006 at 5:08 pm by Stuart Dredge
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One Response to “Download the Wii’s Opera browser from this Friday”

  1. Wii Wii » Blog Archive » Video Of The Weather Forecast Channel On Wii - UK Version Says:
    December 20th, 2006 at 2:13 pm

    [...] We briefly mentioned yesterday that the weather channel had gone live on the Wii, whilst I haven’t had the time to check it out yet - that’s the one downside to being a crack addict - I’ve seen several fanmade videos on that trusty ‘tinterweb TV channel, YouTube, and I must say, it looks brilliant. For UK readers, look at the video below, otherwise those over the pond should check out Destructoid’s US video. [...]

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