Wii.com Demos The Internet Channel

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September 29th, 2006, 18:59
wraggster

Wii.com Demos The Internet Channel

Opera on the DS always looked almost completely unusable to me, so I was a bit skeptical about the announcement that Opera would be the browser of choice for the Wii.

Amazingly, though, this video of the Wii's internet channel looks just amazingly slick and easy to use. The zooming function is butter smooth; I love the way the cursor automatically leaps between links. Flash works extremely well. It all looks great.

But does anyone notice something missing from this video? No, not how the Wii handles porn. Like, how text entry will work? I assume it'll be done by soft keyboard, but I think almost everyone knows that will be pretty nightmarish. And letter recognition is similarly problematic.

I assume that's the worst part of using the Wii to browse on the internet, and it bodes ill that Nintendo's trying to hide it in their video.

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September 29th, 2006, 19:05
bsg

Just bookmark ALL the sites you use and visit.
This will take half a day, but afterwards you don't need to type in any address anymore, you will have the sites in your bookmarks.
September 29th, 2006, 19:11
Kramer

I like the looks of that browser I cant wait till the Wii is released.

Damn I just checked how long until the wii is coming out and it comes out in about 65 days:( thats way too long.
September 29th, 2006, 19:37
CrackA

looks nice to use. thanks (should have been firefox tho) :p
September 30th, 2006, 00:47
weaselboy246

I have strong vibes the DS will be used for the keyboard
September 30th, 2006, 01:15
Video_freak

Quote:

Originally Posted by weaselboy246

I have strong vibes the DS will be used for the keyboard

They already announed that. :P