14 DAY TRIAL // Up until now, Wii fans weren't able to fully enjoy using the Opera browser for the Wii. Startup was slow, the same went for accessing favorites, everything had to be typed letter by letter and so on. Stuff like this doesn't exactly encourage users to log in, it makes it rather difficult and time wasting, as some simply don't use it. But all that is about to change.
Ever since December, Wii owners have been able to download a trial version of the Opera Internet browser. Subscribers all around the world reported to Nintendo what needed to be changed, thus developers made a number of improvements to the final version of the browser. Such improvements include:
- improved zooming and scrolling; - an improved zoomed font; - shortened startup times; - quicker access to "favorites"; - an ability to hide the toolbar; - buttons instantly typing common preset letters, such as "www" or ".com."
Of course, further details are yet to be announced by Nintendo developers, to ensure that the browser incorporates all of these enhancements properly. There's more good news: the final product will be available for download in April, a few weeks later than previously announced and will remain free for Wii owners to download through the end of June. However, after June, those who haven't downloaded the Opera browser will have to download it for 500 Wii Points via Wii Shop Channel.
Opera announced that it's developing a browser for Nintendo's Wii console, on May 10, 2006. Genyo Takeda, senior managing director and general manager, Integrated Research & Development Division, Nintendo stated: "For our Wii console launch in 2006, we required a browser that was fast and secure with support for the latest standards including AJAX. Opera proved perfect for our purposes and is an exceptional addition to both the Nintendo DS and the Wii console." Looks like it wasn't so perfect after all, needing changes and all.