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DS Web browser headed for US: no word on Australia

By Randolph Ramsay on 17 August 2006

Australian Nintendo DS fans itching to get their handhelds online will have to hold their breath for a while longer. Nintendo Australia says it has no details yet on whether Opera Software's DS browser will make it to our shores.

The news follows last week's announcement that Opera will start selling the DS browser in Europe from 6 October. The browser, which is sold as a DS card that allows the unit to connect to a network, has been available in Japan since July. An Opera spokeswoman has confirmed to CNET.com.au that the browser's next stop will be the US, although no timelines were disclosed.

A Nintendo Australia spokesman said there "was no word on a local release" for the Web browser.

The DS browser uses both of the unit's screens, with the bottom touch screen acting as a keypad which is navigated using the DS' stylus. Web functionality is already available on the DS' main portable rival, Sony's PlayStation Portable.

Topics: australia, browser, internet, web, portable, opera, nintendo, ds, browse, unit

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Comments (4)

  • Whateve commented on 17/06/2007 12:55 Report abuse

    Web browser has NO flash or ajax. comes with java.Not a good buy!

  • Acww_is_my_game commented on 01/05/2007 09:46 Report abuse

    I'm happy, I imported it from EU!:D (I live in the US) I, like CJ, are wondering how the size will be. I have heard on Nsider (forums.nintendo.com) that it will be touch-and-zoom style. Well, gatta go! Feel free to contact me about the contenct of this message via forums.nintendo.com, my screenname is ACWW_IS_MY_GAME

  • fsfsfsd commented on 14/01/2007 03:55 Report abuse

    so they say dec 06 us and ow its will be released. i dont get it. Why delay?

  • CJ commented on 17/12/2006 18:12 Report abuse

    While it sounds like a great idea in essence, I'm more than a bit worried about how much of a strain browsing the web on the DS' screens will have on my eyes, because it's smaller than almost all PDAs, and even a large sum of phones.

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