Opera says they are giving us a free taste of their Wii web browser on Friday. They even made a comic about it, claiming that the final version will be ready in the spring.
It’s starting to sound like the ‘free-until-June‘ talk we heard from Nintendo only applies to a trial version.
I’m just glad we get to kick the tires on it before plunking down some Wii points for a browser. I haven’t paid for a browser since .. well, ever!
[UPDATE]
The Nintendo Of Europe press release says:
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.
That sounds much better. Since the press release came from NOE, this might not apply to non-Europeans, but I’m guessing it’ll be the same worldwide.
Either way, I retract my previous statements about Nintendo giving us the ol’ bait ‘n’ switch.
[via Joystiq]
The Nintendo press release says that the final version will be available in March. That still leaves 3 months of free downloading. Always be sure to check the links from your source. 😉
David masters the ol' Jack trick of applying strike HTML tags to blatantly incorrect blog post information. Good form old boy!
Well, this is the type situation wherein they should normally be applied. I'm personally tired of the strikethrough jokes and felt like a schmuck using them today simply because they are so overused. Wenis jokes, on the other hand, will never get old.Back on track, I really like the Forecast channel and can't wait until the News and Internet channels come along.
i don't mind spending $5 for the internet channel if thats all i have to pay ever. what is this wenis?? i am not in the loopdave
can we get a vc game based on that ninja?anyway, little quirky things like that comic are why Nintendo is probably even working with Opera.Neither company takes itself too seriously to do something silly and fun.
what is the tag for strikethrough? cant seem to remember it.
I used < strike > .. without the extra spaces.
< strike >doesnt seem to work.< /strike > never mind.
damn, that joke totally backfired. you misled me, david, it wouldnt let me use it w/o the spaces so i tried with it.
hahaha, agreed, wenis jokes will never get old.cool: we get to try the browser very soonnot cool: waiting til spring for the full meal deal.I want all sorts of channels now, but most of all a RSS feed reader.