Opera Browser on Dec. 22nd

[deadite76]

http://gonintendo.com/?p=10648

First the weather channel now the browser! I wonder if Nintendo has any other goodies for us before Christmas?

[ArthurDigbySellers]

http://gonintendo.com/?p=10648

First the weather channel now the browser! I wonder if Nintendo has any other goodies for us before Christmas?

Supposedly Super Mario Bros. and R-Type on the VC for Xmas.

[tomfoolery]

sweet, things are starting to happen! good stuff. the weather channel is neat...can't wait for the opera browser.

[LinkinPrime]

How long is the Opera browser free till? Was it June '07?

[BREVITY]

Nice thanks OP.

Edit: What do they mean Trial?? What will be a full version? More functions?
Also I hope to god they give us an update to use your bluetooth KBs.

[LinkinPrime]

Nice thanks OP.

Edit: What do they mean Trial?? What will be a full version? More functions?
Also I hope to god they give us an update to use your bluetooth KBs.
This clears out your question as well as mine:


PRESS RELEASE

Dec. 19, 2006 – Nintendo’s wildly popular Wii™ home video game system not only revolutionizes how people play games, but it also entices new people into the world of gaming. On Dec. 22, Nintendo and Opera Software bring the Internet to the living room couch with a free trial version of the Opera Web browser. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can download a free trial Opera browser to activate the Internet Channel of the Wii Menu and begin surfing the Web.

Starting Dec. 22, Trial Version Lets Users Surf from the Comfort of their Couches

“In addition to providing innovative and exciting new ways to play, Wii also offers further services and entertainment for all the family. This newest Wii Menu Channel is just the latest example of how we are doing this” says Nintendo of Europe Marketing Director, Laurent Fischer. “Wii is the perfect console for everyone to enjoy and this is being reflected in the phenomenal sales across Europe. ”

“Our software brings the power and reach of the Internet to the hottest video game system available,” says Scott Hedrick, Executive Vice President, Devices at Opera Software. “Wii’s unique interface adds a new dimension to our browser, making it a useful tool that the whole family will enjoy operating with ease.”

The final version of the Opera browser will be available at the end of March 2007, and will be free for all Wii owners to download through the end of June. After June 2007, the browser will be available for download in the Wii Shop Channel for 500 Wii Points.

The Internet Channel provides an optimal Web browsing experience on people’s home television. The Adobe Flash-enabled trial version of the Opera browser puts the Internet right onto owners’ television screens and lets them browse with ease, enabling them to check sports scores, plot maps or visit their favorite Web sites. Multiple family members can gather around the television to plan a holiday or make online purchases. The pointing abilities of the Wii Remote allow users to click on links they want to see or to zoom into any part of the screen through the motion of the controller. In addition, the Wii Remote can be used with an on-screen keyboard to make text entry as easy as point and click.

The Forecast Channel, provided by Weathernews which allows users to check out weather information for anywhere in the world using a 3-D globe, is available from 19th December.

The Internet Channel joins the four channels which have been available since launch: Disc Channel, Photo Channel, Mii™ Channel and Wii Shop Channel as well as the newly available Forecast Channel. The Internet Channel, Forecast Channel and Wii Shop Channel are available at no charge, though they require Wii owners to have a high-speed Internet connection. For more information about Wii, visit Wii.com. http://gamersreports.com/news/4614

[Scorch]

Supposedly Super Mario Bros. and R-Type on the VC for Xmas.
Check the VC thread. Donkey Kong Country on Christmas.

[BREVITY]

Thanks Linkin, they still dont really say what the "trial" is for and whats going to be the diffrences between the March release. But oh well I am sure we will all find out before long. I wonder if I can access utube, or that XM radio site and play that stuff.

[ArthurDigbySellers]

Check the VC thread. Donkey Kong Country on Christmas.

Funny you should mention that thread since the list you posted was deemed to have been a fake.

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Awesome awesome news. I'm going to get a LOT of use out of this.

Browsing at my desk is fine, but browsing on my TV will be a great change of pace.

[LinkinPrime]

Can you use a keyboard with the Wii yet?

[Purple Flames]

Damn I'll be back home (and away from my Wii) when this is ready.

I'll have to wait a few days before I get to try it out.

[rygar]

I think I heard somewhere (can't remember) that this initial phase would be a beta phase. Maybe that's what they mean by trial.

[Sir_Fragalot]

Wait so it is only going to cost 500 Wii points holy Fuck. I thought it was going to cost 3000 points, damn I love my Wii 10x more now since I can CAG on the TV for only 500 points in june and free till then :D.

[jah2004]

Opera Browser for 5 bucks? Damn that rules if its true. The Wii just gets better everyday!

[simplygriff]

I take that press release to mean that the early adopters of the system will get the browser for as a free download from March until June. Are they gonna make you re-download and pay for it in June? I'm thinking we're getting it free so-long as you download before they start making you pay for it.
-G

[natureboy46]

My understanding is that it's free if you get it before June 07.

[botticus]

I take that press release to mean that the early adopters of the system will get the browser for as a free download from March until June. Are they gonna make you re-download and pay for it in June? I'm thinking we're getting it free so-long as you download before they start making you pay for it.
-GThat's been my understanding - and what they've been leading us to believe - since the beginning.

[gunm]

Definitely going to try and download this during the free period. However, I doubt I'll surf the web on the TV much, though.

[fraggedbylaggers]

Nintendo would have been stupid not to role out all of these features before Christmas. How else could Jimmy look at porn if his parents firewalled his PC...

[chodax]

I am so excited for the browser!

[Kendal]

I can't wait to porn on the 22nd.

[botticus]

Most definitely free forever if downloaded before June. From the Nintendo press release (finally) confirming 12/22 availability:


The final version of the Opera browser will be available at the end of March 2007, and will be free for all Wii owners to download through the end of June 2007. After June, users who haven’t already downloaded the Opera browser can go to the Wii Shop Channel to download it for 500 Wii Points.
http://gonintendo.com/?p=10662

[rafissaying]

Definitely going to try and download this during the free period. However, I doubt I'll surf the web on the TV much, though.

I agree but hey, free stuff is always good.

[Tybee]

Will be glad to get this. One caveat for all you porn hounds: Will you be able to view QT or WMV movies using this? I know it's Flash-enabled, so YouTube is good to go.

[FriskyTanuki]

I hope it'll be available just after midnight on the 21st like the Forecast channel was so I can download it before I fly home for the holidays.

[ArthurDigbySellers]

I hope it'll be available just after midnight on the 21st like the Forecast channel was so I can download it before I fly home for the holidays.

Me too, I'm the in the same boat, or plane....whatever.

[somahead33]

I just downloaded the forecast channel. I thought I would use it this once and then discard it as my setup is right next to my computer. However, I really enjoyed the interface and can see myself using this in the future. As for the web browser, I still have my doubts as if I will ever get any use out of it. Can't beat free.

[hhhdx4]

I cant wait for the browser, but honestly, my TV is right next to my computer :p

[Island Dog]

This is interesting, can't wait to try it.

[chodax]

I cant wait for the browser, but honestly, my TV is right next to my computer :p

yea, but to be able to sit in your bed and browse the internet is awesome.

[JoeTheZombie]

Do you guys think Nintendo will restrict what is viewable with the web browser?

[Kaijufan]

Do you guys think Nintendo will restrict what is viewable with the web browser?
I doubt it.

[chodax]

I hope this comes out around midnight on the 22nd.

[rickonker]

I wonder what they mean by trial?

[fraggedbylaggers]

I wonder what they mean by trial?

I personally think that the browser is not completely finished but they are pushing it out early to sort of compete with the PS3 in terms of functionality. We may just be essentially beta testing.

[botticus]

I personally think that the browser is not completely finished but they are pushing it out early to sort of compete with the PS3 in terms of functionality. We may just be essentially beta testing.I think that's likely what it is. Which I won't object to since it's free, and will still be free once the trial/beta is over.

[fizzle]

beta's of Opera are fine. its beta's of IE im scared of.

[daroga]

beta's of Opera are fine. its beta's of IE im scared of.So true.

While not Opera, I find beta versions of Firefox infintable more stable than final releases of IE, to say nothing of Firefox's final versions.

I can't forsee using the Wii browser much at all, as I have a computer hooked up to the same TV that the Wii is hooked up to, but I look forward to playing with it. And I could see it being useful, especailly for people without a computer nearby their TV.

[Mr. Anderson]

I don't have a computer in my room, so this is gonna be bad ass. I can't believe it's being released this close to the Forecast Channel!

[rabbitt]

I don't have a computer in my room, so this is gonna be bad ass. I can't believe it's being released this close to the Forecast Channel!

Same here. I'll never leave my room. But I'll need a keyboard for the Wii.

[hhhdx4]

"While not Opera, I find beta versions of Firefox infintable more stable than final releases of IE, to say nothing of Firefox's final versions."


Firefox isnt as stable as IE.


or at least not on any computer ive tried them on.

[rickonker]

That's too bad, I was expecting the final version at launch, instead we get a beta version a month after launch?

[chodax]

I hope this is a midnight release! WANGMATION.

[js1]

I hope this is a midnight release! WANGMATION.

Me too!

[jah2004]

I know Im stoked about the internet channel. This will prove to be very convenient for me. Also hoping it launches shortly after midnight.

[Sir_Fragalot]

I hope it launches at 3 AM eastern so the servers don't get Fucked up at that time and I will be still on at 3, lol. I will be checking the VC every 15-30 mins from 12 am EST to 4 AM EST.

[crystalklear64]

4 hours and a little bit till the 22nd... If it works we need to do some CAG posting via Wii :)

[Sir_Fragalot]

4 hours and a little bit till the 22nd... If it works we need to do some CAG posting via Wii :)If I get it tonight that is the first thing I am doing after a you tube check to make sure that works.

[menikmati]

Shit, I keep on looking at my Wii from the corner of my eye in case for that blue glow.

[crystalklear64]

Oh dizzam.. this might not interest others, but I just thought that if the browser works with YouTube.. I can have some large screen (albeit crappy quality) anime viewing. Freaking score! Also.. we can try those sites that have been making flash games for the Wii..
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/games/wii/
http://wiicade.com/

Tactical Assassin @ WiiCade is pretty awesome.
Win. Flash Point is like those old point blank games. Lots of little shooting mini games. That will be hella fun with the Wiimote I do believe.

[Kaijufan]

I ordered the USB wired adaptor that works with the Wii a few days ago, and I hope it gets here tomorrow.

[RAMSTORIA]

checked the shop channel, isnt up. id like to get this tonight because ill be at work tomorrow and with the family tomorrow night, so i wont be on it until play with it until saturday

[-Never4ever-]

Check the VC thread. Donkey Kong Country on Christmas.

Sweet, a VC game I actually want to buy!

[-Never4ever-]

Oh dizzam.. this might not interest others, but I just thought that if the browser works with YouTube.. I can have some large screen (albeit crappy quality) anime viewing. Freaking score! Also.. we can try those sites that have been making flash games for the Wii..
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/games/wii/
http://wiicade.com/

Tactical Assassin @ WiiCade is pretty awesome.
Win. Flash Point is like those old point blank games. Lots of little shooting mini games. That will be hella fun with the Wiimote I do believe.

Well, I've been using my PS3 to watch stuff on Youtube, so here's hoping you can on the Wii.

[Sir_Fragalot]

Sweet, a VC game I actually want to buy!Nope, DKC is not coming on christmas, it is Super Mario Bros, Toe Jam and Earl, R Type, Street Fighter II and Super Castlevania IV.

[GizmoGC]

Nope, DKC is not coming on christmas, it is Super Mario Bros, Toe Jam and Earl, R Type, Street Fighter II and Super Castlevania IV.

Castlevania? I thought that was Europe only?

[daroga]

Castlevania? I thought that was Europe only?Nope, Sir Fragalot's post is accurate.

[angrywolf]

Nope, DKC is not coming on christmas, it is Super Mario Bros, Toe Jam and Earl, R Type, Street Fighter II and Super Castlevania IV.

Really? Awesome, SMB and Super Castlevania IV will be the first games I buy for the VC then...:bouncy:

[chodax]

:(

[Dah-Dee]

:(


Grrrr. I want that 5 minutes of my life back. ;)

[SpazX]

:(

I was about to call you a liar, liar. I wish it was up...

[Sir_Fragalot]

Grrrr. I want that 5 minutes of my life back. ;)Me too, oh wait the Fucking wow has more patches to download. Ok you are forgiven.

[chodax]

whens this shit gonna be up

[Sir_Fragalot]

whens this shit gonna be upOn the Gamefaqs forums they are saying in 19 mins at 3 EST, but I haven't found any proof. Chances are it is bullcrap.

[agapens]

On the Gamefaqs forums they are saying in 19 mins at 3 EST, but I haven't found any proof. Chances are it is bullcrap.


its up NOW!

[Sir_Fragalot]

its up NOW!Yep downloading now, but it is damn large.

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Yay, getting it! NICE!

[agapens]

Yep downloading now, but it is damn large.


Yeah...close to 1000 blocks?

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This is my first time getting something on the shop...the Luigi coin thing is neat, haha.

Speaking of which, I need to buy some damn VC points soon to get some of these games.

[Sir_Fragalot]

Yeah...close to 1000 blocks?No about 250.

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Ahh this is awesome! YouTube works GREAT on it. GREAT.

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Zooming in is also so easy, so quick, as is scrolling.

The screen looks like it has an inch or so of black space on top and bottom and a little less on the sides (instead of being pure fullscreen) but it still looks great.

This is going to change my web browsing, LOL.

Also, no need to put http:// and whatnot into the browser when entering URLs.

[agapens]

Zooming in is also so easy, so quick, as is scrolling.

The screen looks like it has an inch or so of black space on top and bottom and a little less on the sides (instead of being pure fullscreen) but it still looks great.

This is going to change my web browsing, LOL.

Also, no need to put http:// and whatnot into the browser when entering URLs.


yeah, no complaints so far. page load times are not bad at all. the mega-icons at the bottom could be smaller, but all and all, very cool.

[MAH4546]

I'm very excited. Mine is downloading as I type. While it obviously won't be replacing my laptop for internet browsing, it is pretty cool that if I'm hanging out with some people or what not, I can pull up a funny YouTube video or some sports scores right on the television easily.

[seththefallen]

Maybe its just me but I connect to the Wii Shop channel maybe 1/15 times. I just connected and before I got to the browser it failed. Neither my laptop nor xbox360 have these issues. Nintendo needs to fix this.

[chodax]

yea mine is downloading as we speak, wangmation time.

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Agreed on the mega icons. Maybe in the main release, we can customize the size.

But really, that is such a minor complaint...and right now, that's my ONLY complaint.

I also love that it's pretty quick when entering items, even going one character at a time (because of the on screen pointing - so much easier than, say, on Dreamcast). Speaking of entering text, the list of auto-completion list of text is pretty comprehensive.

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Had they made us pay $5 or $10 for this, it'd be worth it, I'm pretty convinced so far...

My mom's having PC trouble (she's not a big Windows fan, she just does her basic web browsing and YouTubing) and I have a feeling this feature might sell her on getting a Wii herself.

[foltzie]

Posting from the Wii Opera channel. It's novel, but not too useful. Typing is a bear, so a keyboard would be nice.

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^ Agreed. Typing is PLENTY sufficient for URL entering and search terms, but for e-mailing and message board posting, a USB keyboard would be great...and I think we can count on that being supported, definitely.

Also, remember the rumor I think we all read a few weeks ago saying the browser would have trouble rewinding and forwarding in Flash files due to memory constraints? No such issue, works flawlessly.

[Sir_Fragalot]

I must say the browser is pretty sweet, now if I only had a keyboard, lol. :applause: Wow Wiicade is awesome.;

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EDIT: Nevermind. :)

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Is it just my imagination, or does the zoom feature automatically adjust based on what you're trying to zoom in on? I'm in YouTube, and when I click to zoom a video, it zooms to a level that keeps the title and the video in view. However, when I click in the comments section or at the top navigation bar, it zooms in large enough that I can read the text (a larger zoom level than on the video).

If it adjusts like that, that's incredible...but maybe it's just a fluke on YouTube pages?

[menikmati]

Wii post.

[Zoglog]

problem is the Wii's usb ports have lackluster support. both the 360 and ps3 work with a keyboard instantly plugged into the usb port. This was really annoying when entering the WEP code for wireless =/

[seththefallen]

Now after 15 min of downloading the browser I get an error message that asks me to try to download it again. Wow.

[superspiffy]

Still can't find a new update. Anybody else in the west coast having trouble?

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Still can't find a new update. Anybody else in the west coast having trouble?

It's not an update, it's in the shop channel in the Wii Ware section.

[seththefallen]

Just got it and after 2 tries to connect via the browser, its working flawlessly. Nintendo is seriously on to something with this. Now if the wifi didn't suck.

[Zoglog]

Browser works decently well and suprisingly well with video from google video.

However the resolution setting on the Wii (720x480) is really low and everything will look ganky.

[twiztidjester]

Is it just my imagination, or does the zoom feature automatically adjust based on what you're trying to zoom in on? I'm in YouTube, and when I click to zoom a video, it zooms to a level that keeps the title and the video in view. However, when I click in the comments section or at the top navigation bar, it zooms in large enough that I can read the text (a larger zoom level than on the video).

If it adjusts like that, that's incredible...but maybe it's just a fluke on YouTube pages?

it does

[NoRain]

Neat and it's CAG compatible

[FriskyTanuki]

posting from the Wii!

[hack]

Downloading it now. Can't wait to try it out!

[shaunLEGEND]

Seriously, the Wii just keeps getting better & better.

As smooth as it is, definitely a trial and we are the beta testers =p

Gamespot doesn't load for me, Kotaku zooms out everytime i try to scroll down (I neeed to zoom to be able to actually read anything), gamevideos.com videos don't play at all for me either. Haven't tried CAG yet cuz typing without a keyboard is a serious pain.

I already have a wireless keyboard that I use with my ps3, and will use that once Nintendo activates the usb slots.

Not giving my laptop up for browsing anytime soon but overall though, pretty cool!

[Grave_Addiction]

I'm now uploading a video of me playing a game at Wiicade.com. It will be up in a few.

[Purple Flames]

somebody go to wiicade.com (http://www.wiicade.com) and give these flash games a go and give us some impressions

[doctorfaustus]

Wow, got to say that I am really impressed. Pages load pretty fast and it looks surprisingly decent in spite of the low res. I wonder what features will be added in the final version.

[Grave_Addiction]

somebody go to wiicade.com (http://www.wiicade.com) and give these flash games a go and give us some impressions

I just played Tactical Assault for the first time and am uploading a video right now. It will be up within a few minutes.

[FriskyTanuki]

Adult Swim Fix refuses to play and calls the Wii a Mac. :lol:

Flash stuff from Youtube and DL.TV works fine. CAG works fine, too.

GameSpot wigs out when I try to login.

[A Happy Panda]

Pretty cool stuff. I wish the trial version had a bit more to it...but at least it's free.

[hack]

Posting via Wii. I have to say, this is pretty cool. I don't know what features it's missing, but its pretty darn functional at this point. Although the actual application performance needs to be improved. Other than that, awesome.

[FriskyTanuki]

Just managed to freeze it. The whole Wii just froze, so I had to manually shut it down and power it back on. :lol:

[io]

Posting via Wii... Yeah, I know, real original! :rofl:

[hack]

Odd, I just opened a new window/tab (or at least, it seemed like I did), but I have no idea how to switch tabs/windows.

Has anyone tried downloading a file yet? I know it probably won't work, but I just have to wonder what it'll do.

Also, the browser takes up less screen space than the actual Wii UI. Its looks really weird, and I have no idea if its the browser or just my TV being dumb.

Oh, and anyone figured out a faster way to get to the 'enter a web address' screen? I'd rather not have to go to the start page everytime.

[chakan]

Post from my Wii! I wonder if there will be a keyboard attachment for the wiimote someday, because typing this way is slow.

[jer7583]

wow.. I am loving this Wii browser. It runs videos and youtube better than my old laptop. It also is nice to watch youtube on the television. Just watched Final Fantasy VII last order.. real nice.

[io]

Just managed to freeze it. The whole Wii just froze, so I had to manually shut it down and power it back on. :lol:

I just did the same - first time the Wii has ever frozen on me. Even the remote's power switch didn't work. I ws just about to stop browsing and I went back the start page. I wanted to check my favorites one more time so I clicked on that, they popped up briefly, then it jumped back to the start page and froze.

Surfing CAG worked fine, though. However, the low res of this thing is already making my eyes hurt. I have to zoom in to see anything, then need to scroll sideways. Plus everything is WAY fuzzier than I can stand - but watching videos is OK. They really need to make the d-pad do scrolling too. I don't see why not, it could work in addition to the B button.

I tried to watch the CAGcast and it said "unsupported audio/video file MPEG" or something to that effect. But then it showed a white screen with a bunch of Chinese characters scattered all over it - very amusing. I assume this was just the raw binary of the MPEG file. I just hit back to get out of it.

I also had to turn off the auto-completion helper in the text entry. When I logged into CAG it kept trying to change my login to iodine or something :rofl:.

But all-in-all, a very nice addition to the Wii. I forgot about wiicade. I'll have to bookmark that for the kids.

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One improvement I'd like to see is smoother scrolling. I have a hard time sometimes getting the screen EXACTLY where I want it when scrolling around. It's kind of herky-jerky (not because of performance issues, but rather because it goes from one speed to the next highest speed very sharply, instead of being a seamless transition of speeds).

[io]

One improvement I'd like to see is smoother scrolling. I have a hard time sometimes getting the screen EXACTLY where I want it when scrolling around. It's kind of herky-jerky (not because of performance issues, but rather because it goes from one speed to the next highest speed very sharply, instead of being a seamless transition of speeds).

Which is exactly why I want D-pad scrolling. With the B button you have to position your pointer in the right place to get the right speed/direction. I just want to click up, down, left, or right with the D-pad.

BTW, I also have the black border around the top and sides. I'm running it 480p widescreen.

[FriskyTanuki]

Odd, I just opened a new window/tab (or at least, it seemed like I did), but I have no idea how to switch tabs/windows.

Has anyone tried downloading a file yet? I know it probably won't work, but I just have to wonder what it'll do.

Also, the browser takes up less screen space than the actual Wii UI. Its looks really weird, and I have no idea if its the browser or just my TV being dumb.

Oh, and anyone figured out a faster way to get to the 'enter a web address' screen? I'd rather not have to go to the start page everytime.
Haven't been able to download anything just yet. So I doubt unless we start seeing sites offering Wii-compatible downloads, it's not going to happen just yet. It'd be nice to compile a list of sites that allow the streaming of videos over the Wii like YouTube.

[hack]

BTW, I also have the black border around the top and sides. I'm running it 480p widescreen.

That's exactly what's on my TV. A thin black border. Its weird because when I bring up the keyboard, it takes up the entire screen, but the browser itself has the black border. I'm not even running in widescreen too, so it looks oddly condensed.


Haven't been able to download anything just yet. So I doubt unless we start seeing sites offering Wii-compatible downloads, it's not going to happen just yet. It'd be nice to compile a list of sites that allow the streaming of videos over the Wii like YouTube.

We really just need a list of sites that are Wii friendly period. I'd love to find some IM services that can be used via Wii. I tried MSN Web Messenger and AIM Express with no success.

Also, I don't know about anyone else, but I was hoping for some light Internet Channel music. With all the wonderful music the Wii plays, I just want more. Browsing the net seems so much more boring without the music when compared to shopping via the Shop Channel, or even checking the weather with the Forecast Channel.

[kiyoshi67]

Good morning, early CAGs! The channel's pretty cool, I just wish I could read stuff when zoomed out (only running standard def, so I can sometimes just see some blur with small but legible headlines).

Wiicade was pretty fun, too.

[ViolentLee]

I know everyone else already posted from their Wii, but this took too long to set up not do it myself. Shouldn't you all be asleep? ;)

[Ugamer_X]

Pages load very quickly, but that's opera for you. If you hit the 2 button the browser will reformat the page and make it easier to read.

[superspiffy]

I know everyone else already posted from their Wii, but this took too long to set up not do it myself. Shouldn't you all be asleep? ;)

nope, this is much too fun. im surfing via TV! goddam this is sweet. id wish for better res and speed but it doesnt even matter @ this point. LOVING IT!:applause:

[rickonker]

LOL. Having some problems?

(Ugamer_X double posted and superspiffy did 4 posts, all at about the same time)

I'm going to have to try this tomorrow.

[superspiffy]

LOL. Having some problems?

(Ugamer_X double posted and superspiffy did 4 posts, all at about the same time)

I'm going to have to try this tomorrow.

yeah, clicking the submit reply button gives no feedback, so i just kept pressing it. found out my error later.

[BREVITY]

First post from WII.

[Blaine]

The pickleplayer on the front of CAG slaughters the browser. It barely makes it past the Joker's speech.

Nanaca Crash plays somewhat good, a little little little choppy but otherwise fine. I gotta get to work but I want to check some
of this out.

[slickkill77]

Maybe not...that press release is confusing

[fraggedbylaggers]

Pages load very quickly, but that's opera for you. If you hit the 2 button the browser will reformat the page and make it easier to read.
HOLY CRAP!!! Pushing the 2 button really works.

[Wii-A-Holic]

I'm in love with this thing..... plus it's fast as hell! I'm postin' via the Wii by the way.:D

[drone8888]

well looks good, just slow typing and small font, even on my 60 inch. only respond using your wii mote for teh win!!∞∞§

[Wii-A-Holic]

Hit the two button to make text bigger. I'm postin' via the Weeeee too!:lol:

[natureboy46]

Me too! I've got to say that this is much better than i expected. it won't replace my PC but i'll use it.
CAG looks great btw.

[natureboy46]

well looks good, just slow typing and small font, even on my 60 inch. only respond using your wii mote for teh win!!∞∞§
i think hitting the + button is the best way to zoom.

[fraggedbylaggers]

The ps3 takes MUCH longer to load pages. I don't find that odd at all.

[fraggedbylaggers]

Flash games aren't working great but this is by far the best browser for any game system.

[anomynous]

posting from wii right now, the browser actually works

[botticus]

At least I know what the blue light is for. I'll have to wait till this evening to download.

[Kendal]

First thing I looked at was some pretty ladies in my e-mail. This thing rules!

[pop311]

Hi, I am typing this using the opera browser. I love my Wii :)

[natureboy46]

Flash games aren't working great but this is by far the best browser for any game system.

i wonder if that's because it's the trial. i'm hoping that they improve that.
the web looks great with this though.

[anomynous]

me too!

[AK85]

me three!!!

[drone8888]

try wiicade.com the flash games are pretty spot on... although not the greatest
and yeah, i found the zoom feature, and it is nice.... lots of bugs, but its confirmed on the Opera website.... those of us who d/l'd it before June will NEVER have to pay for it.

check it out, its in the favorites

:)

[HuBu]

try wiicade.com the flash games are pretty spot on... although not the greatest
and yeah, i found the zoom feature, and it is nice.... lots of bugs, but its confirmed on the Opera website.... those of us who d/l'd it before June will NEVER have to pay for it.

check it out, its in the favorites

:)

Availability

Nintendo is currently offering a free trial of Opera for Wii which is now available for download. The release of the final version of the Opera browser for Wii is currently scheduled for late March 2007. Opera for Wii will remain a free download until June 30, 2007. After June 30, Opera will be available for download from the Wii Shop Channel for 500 Wii points. Users who download Opera before June 30, 2007, can continue to use the browser at no cost for the lifetime of the Wii system.

[PaulG]

I'm sorry, but this browser SUCKS!

If you scale out (default), it's a blurry unreadable mess.

And if you zoom in with 2 button, it's zoomed way the heck in.

I've been using browsers on my main tvs for years now. And it's always been clear as a bell (even on my old analog JVC set with components). This is a joke. If I set my HTPC to 640*480, Firefox renders the entire page correctly and it's clear as a bell. Why Opera felt the need to render the page at a much higher resolution (that Wii can't display) and then downscale to 640*480 is beyond retarded. Pages work at 640. Yes they need vertical scrolling more often, but if Firefox can make it so you don't need horizontal scrolling, so should Opera. My dream of a quit/lower energy home theater web browser for checking quick scores is dead. This browser SUCKS! ANd only a fanboy would defend this thing (or someone who's never seen 640*480 browsing be crystal clear (displaying the whole page.))

[fraggedbylaggers]

I'm sorry, but this browser SUCKS!

If you scale out (default), it's a blurry unreadable mess.

And if you zoom in with 2 button, it's zoomed way the heck in.

I've been using browsers on my main tvs for years now. And it's always been clear as a bell (even on my old analog JVC set with components). This is a joke. If I set my HTPC to 640*480, Firefox renders the entire page correctly and it's clear as a bell. Why Opera felt the need to render the page at a much higher resolution (that Wii can't display) and then downscale to 640*480 is beyond retarded. Pages work at 640. Yes they need vertical scrolling more often, but if Firefox can make it so you don't need horizontal scrolling, so should Opera. My dream of a quit/lower energy home theater web browser for checking quick scores is dead. This browser SUCKS! ANd only a fanboy would defend this thing (or someone who's never seen 640*480 browsing be crystal clear (displaying the whole page.))
Hi negative-nancy!

[fraggedbylaggers]

try wiicade.com the flash games are pretty spot on... although not the greatest
and yeah, i found the zoom feature, and it is nice.... lots of bugs, but its confirmed on the Opera website.... those of us who d/l'd it before June will NEVER have to pay for it.

check it out, its in the favorites

:)
already tried wiicade. Other than that, alot of stuff doesn't work. I love it anyways

[Santurio]

first post from my Wii!!

[porieux]

cool my flash apps work!

posted via wii ftw

[porieux]

its a preview version, and free.

[Kendal]

I'm sorry, but this browser SUCKS!

If you scale out (default), it's a blurry unreadable mess.

And if you zoom in with 2 button, it's zoomed way the heck in.

I've been using browsers on my main tvs for years now. And it's always been clear as a bell (even on my old analog JVC set with components). This is a joke. If I set my HTPC to 640*480, Firefox renders the entire page correctly and it's clear as a bell. Why Opera felt the need to render the page at a much higher resolution (that Wii can't display) and then downscale to 640*480 is beyond retarded. Pages work at 640. Yes they need vertical scrolling more often, but if Firefox can make it so you don't need horizontal scrolling, so should Opera. My dream of a quit/lower energy home theater web browser for checking quick scores is dead. This browser SUCKS! ANd only a fanboy would defend this thing (or someone who's never seen 640*480 browsing be crystal clear (displaying the whole page.))

Goddamn, shut up. It is a BETA version. Also, it loads faster than any other console browser. Again, shut up.

[Santurio]

I don't really love it myself, it's a nice free feature to have but I don't really expect to use it much.

[munch]

Does youtube work? I'm going to put Opera on my Wii on Monday.

[Reality's Fringe]

Wii browser ftw. I wonder if we can run this off SD instead of
the internal memory?

[Dacoops3]

Does youtube work? I'm going to put Opera on my Wii on Monday.
Youtube works and it is great watching youtube on a big TV! Quality was better than I expected.

[toastman91]

i try to update my wii for the opera browser but it wont do it

[Apossum]

I'm not posting this from my Wii! That makes me unique! :-P

gonna download this when I get home and can get through to the shop with my connection.

[FlipSide]

1st post from my WII! Works great .. Wiicade & Youtube

[DantheApe]

woke up, saw my wii "breathing" downloaded the browser and was up and running

pretty nifty but i don't know just how much i'll be using it. I love that it's Opera based though.

[mrchainsaw]

For those of you who have downloaded the browser, I have a few questions for you.

How good is it for streaming stuff? On Youtube, do you have to let it buffer for a while(on my PC I have to let the red part get far enough along so the video won't catch it, if that makes any sense to you) or can you just hit play and off it goes? Does this depend on the type of internet connection you have? Also, can you stream music from something like myspace or listen to radio stations?

Is there any way to have a history, bookmarks, or favorites so you don't have to type in URLs all the time?

The browser sounds great, I'll probably use it as much or more than my PC so that I won't tie up the PC and I wouldn't be surprised if the Wii runs faster and smoother than my PoS.

[moojuice]

When I try to watch a vid on youtube, it tells me Javascript isn't enabled, or my Flashplayer is out of date. Help please?NVM. Turning my Wii off/on fixed it somehow.

For those of you who have downloaded the browser, I have a few questions for you.

How good is it for streaming stuff? On Youtube, do you have to let it buffer for a while(on my PC I have to let the red part get far enough along so the video won't catch it, if that makes any sense to you) or can you just hit play and off it goes? Does this depend on the type of internet connection you have? Also, can you stream music from something like myspace or listen to radio stations?

Is there any way to have a history, bookmarks, or favorites so you don't have to type in URLs all the time?

The browser sounds great, I'll probably use it as much or more than my PC so that I won't tie up the PC and I wouldn't be surprised if the Wii runs faster and smoother than my PoS.
Youtube funstions just as it would on a PC. I use facebook, not myspace, so I wouldn't know the second part ;)
You can bookmark pages, yes. History, I don't think so. Closest is just forward and back buttons.

[natureboy46]

i try to update my wii for the opera browser but it wont do it

Are you going through the WiiStore? It's not a system update like the weather.

[moojuice]

Ok, now I am curious, some vids work, some do not.
Just as a test, go to todays most viewed (Ok just click the videos tab), and the first should be a Donald Trump movie. The second should be a transformers movie (and yes, I know this may change). I can view the Trump movie, but not the Transformers movie. Same for anyone else?

[Cambot]

Some youtube videos work, some don`t. Try Regina Spektor`s video "fidelity."

[6669]

You kids with your Wiis

[sonderiaom]

Some youtube videos work, some don`t. Try Regina Spektor`s video "fidelity."

An elebits video on Youtube failed to work for me as well. I'm curious if any of the weather websites would be compatible with this and therefore we can get ACCURATE weather.

[Sockey]

Woot! Mii too!

[snipegod]

A quick question: has anyone tried a USB keyboard since the Opera browser went live? I'd assume USB keyboard functionality is coming, but I was curious if that functionality is live post-Opera download.

[Rodimus]

My first post using my Wii. Cool stuff!!!

[BREVITY]

What I wish was diffrent/what I hate
I can see the large white banner at the bottom being a issue with burn in on some TVs. They should auto hide that.

KB support, please let me use my bluetooth KB!

If there is a address bar that you can easily navigate to and put in a new address I missed it and it needs to be added.

Opera is lovely with tabbed browsing/hell the PSP even has it so Wii should too.

We need way more managment options. I am wondering about cookie handling, clearing history, ect. I want some more options. Again atleast as much as the Wii.

Let us download to our SD card and let us do things with our downloads, like play them in browser.

The big one= Make it full screen!!!!!! I couldnt believe when I seen that it wasnt full screen.

What I like
Its free
Its early still, they can add way more come March
Its fast (faster than PSP and PS3)
Wiimote is not bad for typing

[EXStrike]

Wii posting Ftw.

[Ikohn4ever]

good stuff, hopefully therewill be some improvements in the finished version

[Reality's Fringe]

Pictures on this thing are large... Porno, baby, that's what the Wii is all about!

[the3rdkey]

mwhahaha. It wasn't since the Dreamcast was I able to look at pr0n on my TV. I love the Wii. /silly

[Cambot]

Pictures on this thing are large... Porno, baby, that's what the Wii is all about!

Who here already looked at a pair of online ta-tas just to enjoy the irony that such a thing was possible on a kiddie-friendly Nintendo system?

[maigoyume]

just wondering guys, is the connection fairly stable, long load times, etc?

[crystalklear64]

Damn.. fell asleep on the couch waiting for this.. First Wii post!

[ganonslayer]

this is the shit

[MrWazeleski]

Wii-mote for the win!

[Rodimus]

I'm not getting any audio, is that normal? I want to watch some ytmnds on my Wii, but no flash, no audio.

[jah2004]

first wii post! this is awesome so far.

[Rodimus]

Some youtube videos work, some don`t. Try Regina Spektor`s video "fidelity."

I tried like 20 diffrent videos and nothing works. I searched for the one you recomended and didn't find it. Maybe I spelled it wrong.

[H-Town Info]

i like to watch the youtube vids on the wii on my 36" screen

[Tybee]

Knew this was coming and after taking forever to download the forecast channel, I was smart and downloaded this BEFORE work to avoid the server slam. I still had trouble, which finally motivated me to go into my wireless router settings and change the channel to 1 (it had defaulted to 6 when I set it up). That did wonders. I can't believe how fast the forecast channel and the shop load now. Zoom zoom zoom. I suppose my laptop and DS connection will see a benefit now as well.

Anyway, after fixing the router, it took less than 5 mins to download Opera. I only had time to play with it for five minutes, and like a tool I just went to Wii.com because it was the only site I could think of. Watched a couple videos and they look great. I think that will be this thing's killer app: Great way to watch YouTube and other videos on your TV with friends and family.

I really like how intuitive it is to use the + and - to zoom. Text entry is surprisingly easy, but my first preference would be for them to enable a bluetooth keyboard option. That alone would expand the browser's functionality immensely.

A while back some folks were talking about how it would be possible, even relatively easy, for the Wii to use a 720p or 1080i resolution in for the menus, even if it would be more difficult (but also not impossible) to use that resolution in games. I would love to see them add that down the road, if only to make browsing easier on the eyes.

[Wolfpup]

Does anyone else think it's incredibly ironic the PSP, Wii, and PS3 all have web browsers...and the console by the big huge monopoly software company dosen't have one?

I think it's cool too. Awesome that it supports stuff like Youtube. Not something I'd use THAT often, but it would be handy to have others watch quick videos on the big screen, and for looking up stuff from IMDB while watching TV or things like that.

[mr ryles]

sure could use a keyboard

[GrimNecroWizard]

anyone post the pr0n site for the wii yet? www.wii.juxel.com (http://www.wii.juxel.com)

Edit: NSFW but if you didn't know that by what it says then I dunno what to say

[maigoyume]

Does anyone else think it's incredibly ironic the PSP, Wii, and PS3 all have web browsers...and the console by the big huge monopoly software company dosen't have one?

I think it's cool too. Awesome that it supports stuff like Youtube. Not something I'd use THAT often, but it would be handy to have others watch quick videos on the big screen, and for looking up stuff from IMDB while watching TV or things like that.they probably don't want to end up competing with themselves which is why they kept it strictly for the pc

[jollydwarf]

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i202/DocDaytona/redneck.jpg

"Ah lahke bein' on tha innernit lahke this 'cuz it meayns um on Tay-Vay! Makes may feel lahke uh star, lahke Lurry tha Cay-bell Guh! I wunner how munny pee-pul're watchun'!"

[LinkinPrime]

Didnt want to create a thread for this but anyone know how to turn off the blue glowing light on the Wii when new messages arrive. That shit woke me up twice (forcast msg and opera msg) at 1am in the morning.

[maigoyume]

go to wii options, turn backlight off

[LinkinPrime]

go to wii options, turn backlight off

cool, many thanks.

[H-Town Info]

Didnt want to create a thread for this but anyone know how to turn off the blue glowing light on the Wii when new messages arrive. That shit woke me up twice (forcast msg and opera msg) at 1am in the morning.

yea no wonder this morning i saw my wii glowing a blue light. But, I love the glowing blue light :D

[maigoyume]

cool, many thanks.no problemo, most people prefer the backlight on since it looks so cool :)

[moiety]

Posting from my Wii! Very cool.

[maigoyume]

man i wish my friend hadn't borrowed the wii yesterday ><

[evilmax17]

So it's pretty cool, but definately still in beta. A lot of the flash games either don't work right, or crash midway through.

Also, how are you guys getting Youtube to work? I'm finding that embedded videos seemingly play fine, but using YouTube's search doesn't (gives a javascript error).

[hack]

Also, how are you guys getting Youtube to work? I'm finding that embedded videos seemingly play fine, but using YouTube's search doesn't (gives a javascript error).

Its weird, because last night, right as the browser got released, YouTube was working perfectly fine. Now all I see are those darn javascript/flash errors and I can't watch anything unless it's embedded.

Maybe YouTube changed something? Don't know.

[PikaPichu]

Posting from my Wii now... Needs keyboard support!

[fraggedbylaggers]

Its weird, because last night, right as the browser got released, YouTube was working perfectly fine. Now all I see are those darn javascript/flash errors and I can't watch anything unless it's embedded.

Maybe YouTube changed something? Don't know.
I'm having the same problem. Google Video still works though.

[Chris in Cali]

Last night, every flash video worked for me.... now none of them do. :*(

[Mr. Anderson]

Posting from the Wii!

[anomynous]

youtube & myspace work great for me

[Oops! I did it again.]

Yeah, WTF? Why is YouTube no longer working? This stinks.

[mr ryles]

I tried using youtube once and I got a message that my current version of flash player needed to be updated.

[Oops! I did it again.]

Also, I don't know if it's just on my end, but everything is loading a lot slower than this morning. Everything.

My PC's connection is the same as ever, but the Wii is lagging a lot. This morning, it was going very quick.

[anomynous]

now youtube's not working

[drfunk85]

you tube is working for me. and load times arent too bad either.

[jkam]

post from wii
i like my computer better

[Oops! I did it again.]

you tube is working for me. and load times arent too bad either.

Yay, everything is back to normal for me too. :)

[Grave_Addiction]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUilrkxbNT0

Sorry that the video gets a little blurry at times. My camera was having a hard time dealing with the brightness of the tv.

Anyway, here's me playing the Wiicade.

[bingbangboom]

Yeah I have been messing with it... checking out some Flash Games.

Flow does not work, was hoping it would. Check out this flash software, Musicology, its sort of a jukebox that just connects through various music files depending on your mood. Pretty cool.

There are a few things I hope they fix... one main thing is the resolution, for some reason it seems too zoomed out. Hard to read with out zooming in which is werid because it should be ok.

Also adding tabs would be cool. The toolbar should be smaller or be able to hide. The ablity to map buttons or add more features. Zooming in by dragging a marque box around somethign would be cool. Scrolling using the dpad too.

[evilmax17]

Watched a South Park episode on Google Video, and it was amazingly clear on a standard def TV. I wouldn't mind watching them on a regular basis, as long as they give the option to hide the bar on the bottom.

[Rig]

Little late to the thread, but I dl'ed the browser last night, and was surprised at how fast it was. (I thought it'd be slower...and I wasn't on a good wireless connection.)

Haven't searched the thread, but is there/has there been an announced compatible keyboard? Because that's all that is keeping me from using the Wii browser on a regular basis.

[porieux]

Adult Swim Fix refuses to play and calls the Wii a Mac. :lol:


Adult Swim fix uses Windows Media, which is probably not supported on Wii.
It works fine on my Mac (with Flip4Mac installed) ironically enough.

[scsg75]

Sorry that the video gets a little blurry at times. My camera was having a hard time dealing with the brightness of the tv.

Anyway, here's me playing the Wiicade.
Nice video! You don't have to type out "www." though. That'll save like .3 seconds when browsing.

[supershammy]

Hey, I see a lot of complaints about YOUTUBE functionality, and although I haven't read through the entire thread, I assume no one has posted this:

It is YouTube and Revver formatted for the Wii, from the makers of Wii Video 9.

http://www.redkawa.com/sofatube/play/

It is pretty fucking nice.

[lawdood]

sweet...after getting 'unable to connect to the internet' msgs all day it's finally connected no prob and working quite well now. Don't know how often use this tho, at least until there's a keyboard.

[Oops! I did it again.]

Hey, I see a lot of complaints about YOUTUBE functionality, and although I haven't read through the entire thread, I assume no one has posted this:

It is YouTube and Revver formatted for the Wii, from the makers of Wii Video 9.

http://www.redkawa.com/sofatube/play/

It is pretty fucking nice.

Now THAT is cool. Only downside is the YouTube watermark but that's really minor.

I'll be using THIS for my video browsing, definitely.

[Blind the Thief]

This message is totally the first thing I did on my Wii. AWESOME.

[grimlock49]

posted this from my wii.
youtube worked fine for me.

[botticus]

Looks like Youtube broke something somewhere along the lines in regards to the Wii:

http://gonintendo.com/?p=10850


From the Opera forums (http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=167137)…
The Opera browser on Wii (http://gonintendo.com/?p=10850#) does support playback of movies (http://gonintendo.com/?p=10850#) on Youtube. Youtube seems to have broken something tonight, however, blocking Wii users. We will investigate and contact them about it.
–
Wilhelm
Opera QA (Wii)

[GrimNecroWizard]

Looks like Youtube broke something somewhere along the lines in regards to the Wii:

http://gonintendo.com/?p=10850

[/b]

I've been watching SNL videos on youtube for the past 30 minutes from my wii...o_o;

[LinkinPrime]

so I guess I'm the only one getting "Server Busy...Try again" errors when even attempting to reach the Wii Store? The system is connecting to the internet fine but it won't load up the Wii Store.

[SpikeSpiegel]

so I guess I'm the only one getting "Server Busy...Try again" errors when even attempting to reach the Wii Store? The system is connecting to the internet fine but it won't load up the Wii Store.

I'm not even getting error messages, it just won't connect at all.

Furthermore, I didn't even get a message about the browser until about an hour ago.

[Blind the Thief]

HAY GUYS! I'M WATCHING PORN WITH MY WII! GET IT! LOLOLOLOLZ!



...serriously, porn feels creepy now, It's almost like I'm touching them myself. WAY too much immersion. Thanks for ruining porn, Nintendo.

[Rocko]

Hmm. I'm very excited for this- free, right?

Once newegg restocks their ethernet cable I'll be online with my Wii, cannot wait!

[mr ryles]

Hmm. I'm very excited for this- free, right?

Once newegg restocks their ethernet cable I'll be online with my Wii, cannot wait!

you can't use ethernet cables on the wii. Unless you need the ethernet for some other reason.

[crystalklear64]

Youtube does not work sadly... it says the flash is not up to date or something to that effect.

[Miranda]

you can't use ethernet cables on the wii. Unless you need the ethernet for some other reason.
There's a Kinamax brand USB ethernet adapter that works straight out of the box with the Wii.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812203024

Reviews say it works with the Wii and here's a YouTube video of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XozKcEWKZc

[marten]

For a trial version, this browser works pretty damn well.

[alongx]

Youtube does not work sadly... it says the flash is not up to date or something to that effect.

The first thing I did when I tried the Wii browser was go straight to YouTube...the volume was kinda low, but it worked perfectly otherwise.

[js1]

For a trial version, this browser works pretty damn well.

I agree! I can't wait to see what the final version will be like!

[evilmax17]

I was fairly impressed with www.wiicade.com (http://www.wiicade.com)

All of the games were made to fit a standard TV, so the games are naturally fullscreen with no zooming needed. All of the other flash games I've played windowed and don't really look too good.

[Blaine]

I was fairly impressed with www.wiicade.com (http://www.wiicade.com)

All of the games were made to fit a standard TV, so the games are naturally fullscreen with no zooming needed. All of the other flash games I've played windowed and don't really look too good.

There's a trick to that, my friend.

To maximize any game just view the .swf file, not the .html file.

By nature, Flash movies will fill the screen. The HTML file is what puts the size limits on it.

So if you want, say, fullscreen Nanaca Crash go to langliet.org/nanca-crash.SWF (not .htm).

Should work with 90% of Flash files and 99% of Flash files work fine in thier swf version.

[js1]

I, can't believe, i'm posting from my wii!

[jah2004]

This browser really is something for a trial version. The only problem I am having is watching Youtube videos. Some of them play for a while then just skip to the end of the video before Im done. Other than that it is working out great!

[Rocko]

you can't use ethernet cables on the wii. Unless you need the ethernet for some other reason.

I'm getting the adapter from newegg.

[hlb96]

Sorry if this has been answered, but I updated my wii tonight and I now have the forecast channel but no internet channel. I have also tried to do another update but it says there are none that I have the latest update. Am I doing something wrong? Please help, Thanks.

[Sir_Fragalot]

Sorry if this has been answered, but I updated my wii tonight and I now have the forecast channel but no internet channel. I have also tried to do another update but it says there are none that I have the latest update. Am I doing something wrong? Please help, Thanks.Shop Channel, then go to Wii Ware. Since this is an optional download and not a required system update they have it at the shop channel for download, and not as a update.

[jah2004]

Sorry if this has been answered, but I updated my wii tonight and I now have the forecast channel but no internet channel. I have also tried to do another update but it says there are none that I have the latest update. Am I doing something wrong? Please help, Thanks.

Yeah, for the internet channel you have to go into the virtual console in the Wii Wares section (thats what its called right?).

[jah2004]

Sorry Sir_Fragalot, you just beat me to it.

[hlb96]

Thanks guys , I feel stupid now. Sorry.

[H-Town Info]

This browser really is something for a trial version. The only problem I am having is watching Youtube videos. Some of them play for a while then just skip to the end of the video before Im done. Other than that it is working out great!

i think u might have to load the video up before u can mess around with what part of the vid u want to watch. When i went to full screen with 25% of the vid loaded, it suddenly stopped at the 25% mark.

[angrywolf]

I'm actually posting from my Wii and I must say that I'm impressed by the browser even if it's a beta version. Only thing I don't like is that text looks like crap without zooming in on my 50 inch DLP.:bomb:

[io]

I'm actually posting from my Wii and I must say that I'm impressed by the browser even if it's a beta version. Only thing I don't like is that text looks like crap without zooming in on my 50 inch DLP.:bomb:

Agreed - I have to zoom in at least one level to read just about anything. And I want to use the D-pad to roam!

I had no problems with Youtube in the middle of the day today - showed my kids a bunch of Mario things (watched the one where the guy beats SMB in 5 minutes - man, I've never seen anything past the first world before ;)).

Wiicade, however, gave us all kinds of problems. Last night I was able to play several games (though several others just loaded to blank screens and did nothing - had to go back and pick different ones). Today they loaded but they were squished into the upper 1/4 of the screen, yet stretched ALL the way across my widescreen display. Made them damn near unplayable. WTF? Every other page I looked at viewed fine, except that when I went back to my home page my background GIF had disappeared. So there was some flakiness going on with Opera. I haven't had time to restart it and check again. I'm sure it will clear up (as it all worked last night no problem).

[Blind the Thief]

If they make it so the giant menu buttons at the bottom sink out of view and only come up when you move your cursor down that far (similar to how you can set your tool bar in Windows to do), then it'll be perfect.

[Sir_Fragalot]

If they make it so the giant menu buttons at the bottom sink out of view and only come up when you move your cursor down that far (similar to how you can set your tool bar in Windows to do), then it'll be perfect.That would rule expecially if they would resize your , window, because it annoys me that I am not getting the full screen you tube.

[coolcps]

I think I want to get a Wii just to play curveball with the wiimote. I use to be so great at curveball, my first time back in years just got 27655. Everyone go play curveball on the wiiiiiicade!

[bingbangboom]

Here is a list of features they should add...

1. ToolBar - Ability to Hide and shrink it. Also having the html input there so you don't have to go to the home page. Little options like changing the color could be nice and rearranging them ahla the Wii Menu system.

2. D-Pad function - I would like the option to scroll with the D-Pad. Pretty simple it can get silly pointing it around to move.

3. Cursor - Chaning the size and shape would be great especially for certain flash games.

4. Zoom - Zooming in even more or making a box around an area to zoom in on that one area.

5. Resoultion - I have a 52" tv and it is so tiny to see. The browswer just needs more settings period.

6. Tabs - Having more than one window open to switch back and forth.

[BREVITY]

I would like to add cut & paste to my previous list of features.
Also you should be able to edit your favorites URLs. Just changing their name or deleting them is lame.

[yukine]

Here is a list of features they should add...

1. ToolBar - Ability to Hide and shrink it. Also having the html input there so you don't have to go to the home page. Little options like changing the color could be nice and rearranging them ahla the Wii Menu system.

2. D-Pad function - I would like the option to scroll with the D-Pad. Pretty simple it can get silly pointing it around to move.

3. Cursor - Chaning the size and shape would be great especially for certain flash games.

4. Zoom - Zooming in even more or making a box around an area to zoom in on that one area.

5. Resoultion - I have a 52" tv and it is so tiny to see. The browswer just needs more settings period.

6. Tabs - Having more than one window open to switch back and forth.
Wherever the hand cursor is located when you hit the "+" button, will zoom the screen in that general area.

YouTube has been working fine for me, as well as WiiArcade/WiiCade. Playing flash games is a blast, but I wish the creator of vNES would let us go to his site using the Wii. :D

[Reality's Fringe]

Wherever the hand cursor is located when you hit the "+" button, will zoom the screen in that general area.

YouTube has been working fine for me, as well as WiiArcade/WiiCade. Playing flash games is a blast, but I wish the creator of vNES would let us go to his site using the Wii. :D

That would be all kinds of delicious.

[crystalklear64]

Hmmm.. the browser seems really buggy now that I've been using it more. My Wii has locked up at least 4 times just browsing google and CAG. Eagerly awaiting a patch or whatever its called on the Wii.

[anomynous]

Youtube is working again for me