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Nintendo Wii Internet Channel delay
In December in the year of our Lord
2006 Nintendo started allowing owners of the Nintendo Wii (who
also had the system connected to the internet) to freely
download a trial version of Opera (an internet browser). Users
of this service including staffers at Family Friendly Gaming
have noted some occasional problems. Nintendo is preparing to
address these various issues.
Nintendo has officially stated: "After receiving substantial and
helpful feedback from consumers, friends and family members,
Nintendo developers have made a number of improvements to the
final version of the browser, including:
- improved zooming and scrolling
- an improved zoomed font
- shortened startup times
- quicker access to 'favorites'
- an ability to hide the toolbar
- buttons that will instantly type common
preset letters, such as 'www' or '.com'
The final version will be available for
download in April, a few weeks later than previously announced.
The browser will remain free for Wii owners to download through
the end of June. 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."
This is a small delay from the original time table, which few
have a problem with since it is free. Stay tuned with Family
Friendly Gaming for updates as they become available.
{03/25/2007}