View Full Version : System Update Available-Opera Updated
sullyj
04-11-2007, 10:21 PM
285 Blocks of memory.
Rocko
04-11-2007, 10:29 PM
:shock:
I don't even use the browser, so I'll pass this up.
SpazX
04-11-2007, 10:38 PM
Took up 5 more blocks than the trial one did on my Wii.
It is a lot nicer, not that I'll use it much or anything.
yukine
04-11-2007, 11:02 PM
Thanks for the heads up, I'll download it shortly.
Kendal
04-11-2007, 11:36 PM
I like the changes. Love the zoom feature.
phattsoe
04-11-2007, 11:41 PM
wow. the wii light just turned on. real slick. time for the update!
supershammy
04-11-2007, 11:42 PM
Well, at least I know the REAL reason Pandora.com never worked on the Wii... Too little useable memory =(
What I wouldn't give for Pandora on my Wii...
GizmoGC
04-11-2007, 11:43 PM
Never used the browser so I don't really care.
anomynous
04-11-2007, 11:46 PM
posting from wii
Scrubking
04-11-2007, 11:49 PM
Can you backup the internet channel to SD card?
Even if you don't need it I would get it just to avoid having to pay for it down the road should the need to use it arise.
Can you backup the internet channel to SD card?
Even if you don't need it I would get it just to avoid having to pay for it down the road should the need to use it arise.
Yep. I just put mine on the SD card.
DocRamon
04-12-2007, 12:37 AM
i'm not sure how it would work really... but you should be able to change the icons for your favorites. the setup they have on the "my opera" page, under "top sites," is pretty slick... using larger logos like they automatically give you for yahoo, google, nintendo... instead of fullpage screengrabs of the sites.
Rocko
04-12-2007, 12:40 AM
Eh, I'll download it. I've got the space, and I can just throw it on the SD card once I run out of space.
FriskyTanuki
04-12-2007, 12:47 AM
Thanks for the heads up. Why do the Wii's updates always mention parental controls when they're finished and not give details on what the update does?
Rocko
04-12-2007, 12:49 AM
Heh... I didn't know how to get the update, so I deleted my Internet Channel before I looked in the shop channel. Whoops. :lol:
evilmax17
04-12-2007, 01:03 AM
Works really well, everything is so much slicker now. YouTube works great with the hidden toolbar.
I guess they dropped the "www." and ".com" button functionality that they were planning though.
Santurio
04-12-2007, 01:16 AM
saw my light glowing earlier and got it. I think it works a lot better now but I still won't be using it much.
Demolition Man
04-12-2007, 01:18 AM
Updating right now. Looking forward to a much better YouTube experience on the Wii. :D
Arkay Firestar
04-12-2007, 01:32 AM
Does it still crash sometimes?
maigoyume
04-12-2007, 01:36 AM
hum weird, my wii hasn't lit up yet
RAMSTORIA
04-12-2007, 01:36 AM
any idea what the update includes? ill download it later tonight, but im just wondering
FriskyTanuki
04-12-2007, 01:47 AM
any idea what the update includes? ill download it later tonight, but im just wondering
What the thread title says. It allows you to download the final version of the Opera browser from the Wii Shop.
supershammy
04-12-2007, 02:25 AM
Does it still crash sometimes?
They added error messages, so we might be seeing those instead of a frozen screen and a beeping sound next time we encounter a website that would otherwise crash our Wiis. For instance, Pandora used to put the Wii in a reload loop and then send me back to the Opera homepage, but now it informs me via a popup that there isn't enough memory and asks if I want to try reloading it or not. That kicks ass, but it still isn't running Pandora =*(
I still can't get Orb running on Wii. I think it's a firewall problem in my router, but I don't really want to go through and try to fix it. :/
Seems faster now...and some nice added features.
Cambot
04-12-2007, 02:38 AM
Still can't play Chick Chick Boom.
Sir_Fragalot
04-12-2007, 02:42 AM
First thing I did when trying the browser out was search but the second thing was the cagcast in the flash player. Sadly it doesn't work. Love the search and zoom features tho and it is a very awesome upgrade way to go Nintendo.
iggywiggum
04-12-2007, 03:14 AM
Cool, time to get my system back from my brother. He's a big sports fan, so he's been playing Madden and (naturally) Wii Sports. Time for him to get his own. ;)
Actually, I haven't downloaded the News or Weather channels yet either. Hmmm, which new toy to play with first?
Aww. I wish I was home. As soon as I get home, I'm soo downloading it. I'm looking forward to the improvements, even if I don't plan on using the browser a lot.
Does anyone know if there were any other system updates aside from parental controls (as always)? The browser seems like a 'big' release, and it would make sense to release additional updates to the Wii itself along with it (then again, that's just my opinion).
porieux
04-12-2007, 07:18 AM
great update! i will definitely use this.
yukine
04-12-2007, 07:41 AM
Works a lot better, very nice improvements.
PyroGamer
04-12-2007, 08:28 AM
So is this the pay version of Opera, or is it still free?
How long will it be free for?
daroga
04-12-2007, 08:37 AM
So is this the pay version of Opera, or is it still free?
How long will it be free for?It'll be free till July. Keep in mind, though, that in July not every will have to pay for it. If you download it between now and July, it's free for you forever.
PyroGamer
04-12-2007, 09:04 AM
It'll be free till July. Keep in mind, though, that in July not every will have to pay for it. If you download it between now and July, it's free for you forever.
Thanks.
That's good, I'll definitely have a Wii by July.
botticus
04-12-2007, 09:38 AM
Still can't play Chick Chick Boom.Bummer.
BREVITY
04-12-2007, 12:41 PM
There are still a great many things they could do to make it better. I hope they keep at it.
Puffa469
04-12-2007, 12:52 PM
Cool, I'll download this tonight when I get home. I love using my Wii for Youtube.
Tybee
04-12-2007, 01:24 PM
Darn it. I saw the light last night and ignored it. Looking forward to installing this and taking it for a test drive when I get home from work.
tomfoolery
04-12-2007, 01:48 PM
that's killer, i know what i'm doing when I get home tonight now. does it write over the trial version of the browser? can you delete the trial browser to free up room?
One last question...how do you run the broswer from the sd card, or is it just storing it on the sd card for when you need it?
I'm hearing good things around the net that this version is much better, i look forward to it.
One last question...how do you run the broswer from the sd card, or is it just storing it on the sd card for when you need it?
I think people are just storing it on their own SD cards for backup reasons. You can't run anything from the SD card as of yet...
I got a question: Is the browser full screen? As in, does it take up the entire space available on the television?
that's killer, i know what i'm doing when I get home tonight now. does it write over the trial version of the browser? can you delete the trial browser to free up room?
One last question...how do you run the broswer from the sd card, or is it just storing it on the sd card for when you need it?
I'm hearing good things around the net that this version is much better, i look forward to it.
It writes over the 'Trial Version' so you don't need to delete it. And you can only store it on the SD; it will not run from there.
Heh, the first time I tried using the upgraded browser, the thing locked my Wii up. I actually had to pull the power plug to reset it.
JohnnyDrama
04-12-2007, 05:08 PM
nice, I'll download it in a few days when I get home
WrestleCrap'sRD
04-12-2007, 05:27 PM
Only had a chance to play with it for a few minutes before I had to go to work, but I think it's MUCH nicer. You can actually read the text (AMAZING!) and the scaling is now incremental instead of just normal or large. My wife didn't care for the browser before, but she said she really likes it now.
BTW, it overwrites the old browser.
R~
Tron72
04-13-2007, 05:54 AM
It is a improvement over the beta version of Oprea.
Still it you can't use it to watch any videos at gametrailers :bomb:
I am gonna keep it on my wii though it's great for surfing the web with, it when i don't feel like messing with my pc.
yukine
04-13-2007, 07:00 AM
Yeah, it's pretty good right now. They could still definitely improve things here and there, so hopefully they don't leave it at this and not keep working on it.
Wez455
04-13-2007, 12:10 PM
does youtube still not work? i get the usual message saying that i need an updated version of java or something..
WrestleCrap'sRD
04-13-2007, 12:37 PM
Youtube has always worked for me on the Wii browser.
RD
Tybee
04-13-2007, 12:51 PM
Yeah, YouTube worked for me without a hitch, both on the full version and the trial.
Really like the improvements. Being able to hide the nav bar is great for playing flash games and watching YouTube movies. And the improved text zoom makes reading pages much more functional (though still not as nifty as the flying text on the News Channel).
Nice job, Nintendo...or Opera...or whoever.
seanr1221
04-13-2007, 01:18 PM
Grrr....after downloading the update, my opera wouldn't work, so I deleted it off my system. Now I'm trying to connect to the Wii shop, and THAT won't work :bomb:
WrestleCrap'sRD
04-13-2007, 01:29 PM
Yeah, YouTube worked for me without a hitch, both on the full version and the trial.
Really like the improvements. Being able to hide the nav bar is great for playing flash games and watching YouTube movies. And the improved text zoom makes reading pages much more functional (though still not as nifty as the flying text on the News Channel).
Nice job, Nintendo...or Opera...or whoever.
Stupid question - how do you hide the nav bar?
RD
fieldkillah
04-13-2007, 01:33 PM
Stupid question - how do you hide the nav bar?
RD
you go to settings and select auto hide toolbar or button toggle
Vinny
04-13-2007, 01:36 PM
I was finally able to get into the shopping channel and update this. And waited forever for that update to finish too.
I definitely like the new browser... it's much faster and doesn't reset to the main page randomly like it did before.
It's fun to mess around with but it's still lacking some features, like pop-up pages (like, when you click an image and it's supposed to pop-up in a new page) and multiple window or tabbed browsing support (at least I don't know how to use them).
There's no way in hell I'll pay money for this though.
Scrubking
04-13-2007, 03:16 PM
Is there a website that details what we get in each Wii update? I'm curious to know what we got in the last one.
Rocko
04-13-2007, 04:35 PM
Yeah, I wouldn't pay for this. But for free, I can't complain.
wheels
04-13-2007, 06:17 PM
youtube and google video have worked on the trial for me. it will also load japanese webpages without any jumbled nonsense characters and without having to install anything.
recently mine's been freezing everytime i try to input text. cant wait to download the full version.
Scobie
04-13-2007, 11:03 PM
Great improvements! I'm like a sunflower in Super Mario Sunshine over this thing... ooh, I'm lovin' it!
lilboo
04-13-2007, 11:11 PM
This is pretty awesome. Faster and kinda convenient if you don't want to walk to your PC.. LOL
Meh, I'd pay $5 for it. But it's free, so even better =)
Tybee
04-14-2007, 08:04 PM
There's no way in hell I'll pay money for this though.
Why would you? You've got it already. You won't be charged.