Obviously, wireless tube extension technology was only in its infancy here in America when Opera released its own internet browser for the Nintendo DS mid-last year. Tucked away in a laundry list of releases, however, we've noted that Opera has finally decided to port the darn thing over for our enjoyment, coming on June 4th.Though no pricing has yet been revealed, one has to wonder exactly how many of these they're going to sell. It's nice to be able to browse in a hotspot without the bulk of a laptop, but as our sister site Joystiq notes, it lacks Flash, sound, PDF, and video support. Exactly how badly do you want to check up on DS Fanboy every hour?
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3-08-2007 @ 7:09PM
LooP said...
it's about time this thing came to the U.S. i almost bought the japanese version...
Q: "Exactly how badly do you want to check up on DS Fanboy every hour?"
A: so bad it hurts!
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3-08-2007 @ 8:00PM
Spencer said...
I believe when you guys said "when Opera released its own internet browser for the Nintendo DS mid-last year" you probably meant the Wii, not the DS right?
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3-08-2007 @ 9:35PM
Zachary Hinchliffe said...
#2: No. Opera made a DS browser a while ago, which was strangely released only in Europe and Japan.
http://www.opera.com/products/devices/nintendo/
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3-08-2007 @ 9:36PM
strider_mt2k said...
Bummer no flash.
I'll still give it a go.
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3-08-2007 @ 10:40PM
xaos said...
Well you'd think with the time that its been since release in Japan and Europe that they would have made some improvements. I guess not. I imported it from the UK via ebay...its OK, lack of flash does suck, as Im sure some kind of online mini apps could be built for the DS to interact with, but its still functions pretty well in most cases.
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3-09-2007 @ 12:34AM
amiga_tone said...
This has actually been available in Australia for a few months now and comes with the memory expansion pak - something I have not heard a mention of since the release.
Still I haven't found the need for it - I have to reconfigure my wireless network anyway - but the memory expansion pak is seemingly attracting me to the purchase.
From the cost of the kit over here, it's $69.95 AU for the browser and memory but I've also heard you can get the browser alone for $49.95 AU so I'm not sure if you can get the memory expansion for $20.00AU but if it works with other games then why don't they release it on it's own?
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3-09-2007 @ 10:42AM
Naruhodou said...
I'll grab it. It'll be nice to check porn/e-mail/news on the on the go, and I don't feel like springing for a laptop.
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3-13-2007 @ 10:48AM
hobocamp said...
I'm using it right now. I imported the EU version awhile ago and find it pretty useful. I dig checking email and news on it and can deal with the bare bones multimedia capabilities (read: none). Yes, DS Fanboy loads quite nicely!
That being said, I think I'd pass on the US version if the price point is higher than $30. At the time of my import I, GASP, was without my laptop for a stretch of time and it got me through the internet withdrawl shakes.
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3-25-2007 @ 2:31PM
robear said...
how can you bypass the memory expansion?
i lost mine and right now its garbage to me
can you help me out?
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7-02-2007 @ 11:59PM
Dakota said...
no, i assume they meant the Japanese Versionl.
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2. I believe when you guys said "when Opera released its own internet browser for the Nintendo DS mid-last year" you probably meant the Wii, not the DS right?
Posted at 8:00PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Spencer
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