Watch: Nintendo DS browser in action

By Spencer . March 13, 2007 . 1:14pm

Watch: Nintendo DS browser in action 

While hanging out at SXSW I caught up with the Opera team who are responsible for developing the Nintendo Wii browser and the upcoming DS browser. I pulled one of the programmers market researchers aside to give a little demonstration about how the DS browser works. Check past the break for more pictures of the box and video footage of the browser’s features demonstrated by an Opera employee.

 

Watch: Nintendo DS browser in action

 

Watch: Nintendo DS browser in action 


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  • Mrmagoo

    Will this have support to watch Youtube videos?

  • Mrmagoo

    Will this have support to watch Youtube videos?

  • Shinn

    No

  • Shinn

    No

  • Ryan

    Ugg… Can’t anyone go a day without Youtube or MySpace?

    I’m very pleased to hear about a US release date. Should make my browsing of the internet away from home a lot more enjoyable (since I don’t have a laptop. >_>)

  • Ryan

    Ugg… Can’t anyone go a day without Youtube or MySpace?

    I’m very pleased to hear about a US release date. Should make my browsing of the internet away from home a lot more enjoyable (since I don’t have a laptop. >_>)

  • metroider4

    i wonder if they will make exceptions for the ds phat like they did in japan?

  • metroider4

    i wonder if they will make exceptions for the ds phat like they did in japan?

  • http://my.opera.com/lawmune Lawrence Eng

    Hi, I’m Lawrence, the Opera employee in the video. Thanks for stopping by! We’re really excited by the work we’re doing with Nintendo.

    Just to clarify, I’m not a programmer. I do market research for Opera. Cheers!

  • http://my.opera.com/lawmune Lawrence Eng

    Hi, I’m Lawrence, the Opera employee in the video. Thanks for stopping by! We’re really excited by the work we’re doing with Nintendo.

    Just to clarify, I’m not a programmer. I do market research for Opera. Cheers!

  • Veilknight

    As for why anyone would really want to access Youtube using the DS Lite, I can only imagine for the novelty of watching said videos on a handheld, just as it is with using the Wii to surf through and watch Youtube videos.

    Personally, I never really got into the whole Youtube thing, so having no connection to the service doesn’t really bother me. I can live off the novelty of accessing the Web using the DS Lite itself.

  • Veilknight

    As for why anyone would really want to access Youtube using the DS Lite, I can only imagine for the novelty of watching said videos on a handheld, just as it is with using the Wii to surf through and watch Youtube videos.

    Personally, I never really got into the whole Youtube thing, so having no connection to the service doesn’t really bother me. I can live off the novelty of accessing the Web using the DS Lite itself.

  • Wolfrider

    I don’t understand… the DS browser doesn’t have Flash capabilities? That’s all that’s needed to view YouTube or the myriad of other Flash video sites out there. I don’t see why not, after all the Wii browser has it.

  • Wolfrider

    I don’t understand… the DS browser doesn’t have Flash capabilities? That’s all that’s needed to view YouTube or the myriad of other Flash video sites out there. I don’t see why not, after all the Wii browser has it.

  • Gary

    Wolfrider, you don’t seem to know much about hardware, do you?
    Wii is way more powerfull than DS so they can’t be compared.
    You need some Computer calculation power to smoothly “playback” flash shows.

  • Gary

    Wolfrider, you don’t seem to know much about hardware, do you?
    Wii is way more powerfull than DS so they can’t be compared.
    You need some Computer calculation power to smoothly “playback” flash shows.

  • Wolfrider

    *Sighs* Ask a simple question, get a smart ass “I’m still a virgin and will prove my manhood by swinging my phallic computer knowledge around” answer. God I love the internet.

    I wasn’t considering hardware, I was thinking more along the lines of “third party plug in” issues.

  • Wolfrider

    *Sighs* Ask a simple question, get a smart ass “I’m still a virgin and will prove my manhood by swinging my phallic computer knowledge around” answer. God I love the internet.

    I wasn’t considering hardware, I was thinking more along the lines of “third party plug in” issues.

  • http://gamingxs.wordpress.com Danny

    I do hope they Include Flash, Pdf, Video Plus Sound for Us ppl. Cause it’s a large browser. and I am getting it as well. Does not matter what’s on it at all.

    Thx.

  • http://gamingxs.wordpress.com Danny

    I do hope they Include Flash, Pdf, Video Plus Sound for Us ppl. Cause it’s a large browser. and I am getting it as well. Does not matter what’s on it at all.

    Thx.

  • jarrett

    hey guys heres what ive been wonering i think the thing will be great but will we have to pay for the service because like a labtop you have to pay for the service so guys an girls please tell me before i buy it.

  • http://siliconera jarrett

    hey guys heres what ive been wonering i think the thing will be great but will we have to pay for the service because like a labtop you have to pay for the service so guys an girls please tell me before i buy it.

  • demon

    you dont have to pay for service. I am kind of annoyed it doesnt have flash at all (it may not run smoothly but hey, im surethey could find room for it (by the way im posting this from the ds browser!)

  • demon

    you dont have to pay for service. I am kind of annoyed it doesnt have flash at all (it may not run smoothly but hey, im surethey could find room for it (by the way im posting this from the ds browser!)

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