Wii Opera browser a free download worldwide until June 2007
Opera Software today announced details on its browser for Nintendo’s soon-to-be released game console, Wii. Opera’s full Web browser is available for download from the “Wii Shop Channel”. Nintendo has stated that they will offer Opera free of charge as a temporary promotion for all Wii users until June 2007.
With support for Flash and AJAX-based content such as Google maps, Wii users will benefit from a feature-rich Internet experience that is uniquely customized for the Wii. Opera for Wii boasts the same complete standards support as the Opera 9 Desktop browser, and includes the added functionality of “Zoom” and “Bookmarks”. The Wii remote control will also be an integral part of browsing, allowing users to intuitively control the Web with their Wii remotes. Take a look at what it looks like running on the Wii:
From July 2007, users can purchase the Opera browser using Wii points. Wii points are credits users can buy that allow them to add new games or the Opera browser to their Wii consoles. The number of Wii points required to purchase Opera has not yet been announced. Still, nice to see Nintendo offering multi-functionality with this internet browser and all the other Wii channels they showed.
Nintendo has previously announced that Wii will be available in the U.S. on November 19, 2006, Japan on December 2, 2006, and in Europe on December 8, 2006. The cost for the console is $249.99 or 25,000 Yen. Via Opera
HAve to get Wii before June 2007! One Doubt I have is.. Does the Wii HAve WiFI interent Connectivity? I mean can I cnoonect my Wii to the Net using my HOMe Wifi Net?
by Y.V.Reetesh on Sep 26, 2006 at 11:57 am
Yes, WiFi is standard received on Wii, Reetesh. I will actually use the Nintendo WiFi connector I bought to play DS games online.
by supadupagama on Sep 26, 2006 at 12:14 pm
Oh.. ThanX! Or else that doubt would have been in my reasons to Why delay a Wii purchase
by Y.V.Reetesh on Sep 26, 2006 at 12:36 pm
You mean to say that you can live without the Wii version of Zelda: Twilight Princess in 2006? I can’t imagine that
by supadupagama on Sep 26, 2006 at 12:47 pm
I’ve managed TO not play a GC game for the WHOLE generation, Let alone TOUCH a GC controller
I think I can handle that 
But I would be happy if I get it in 2006 
Does the pries in Christmans shopping INCrease or decrease 
by Y.V.Reetesh on Sep 26, 2006 at 1:45 pm
have you also managed not to use google or touch a keyboard for a ‘whole generation’? it takes more time to write these comments than look up the answers to your questions.
by PoopieCloud on Sep 26, 2006 at 3:13 pm
They keep saying that it’ll support “Flash content”, but what they neglect to mention is what VERSION of flash they’ll support…
Flash 9 was released a month or two ago and is a phenomenal improvement over previous version - it is finally a valid development platform and could be the source of an entire (enormous) community of homegrown Wii games development.
Unfortunately, since they’ve not even finished porting Flash 9 (or even
to Linux yet… I have major doubts that the Wii with its different hardware architecture will see anything better than the 3+ year old Flash 7. 
Please prove me wrong.
by Ammon Lauritzen on Sep 26, 2006 at 3:18 pm
lol, I’ve been Helping others with so many things like this and Finally I see someone Who can help so I asked.. and I never Hesistate to search google or anything when others ask me for something….. I thought that someone KNows it already and hence save time by letting them tell me…
by Y.V.Reetesh on Sep 26, 2006 at 10:07 pm
This THing (the reply by mr. Poopie) Bothered me whole day throughout college.. Dont bother answering that question.. From Now on U can expect NO questions from myself. I wont bother Anyone. I will be on my way then …..
I will “Google” “Digg” and “youtube” myself with a “keyboard” for the whole generation and not bother anyone here:| sorry.
by Y.V.Reetesh on Sep 27, 2006 at 6:34 am
[...] * Finally, Nintendo Wii owners will be able to download the Opera web browser for free through next June. [...]
by Various and Sundry » Blog Archive » Wednesday Link Dump on Sep 27, 2006 at 6:58 am
[...] Videogamesblogger even posted a cool YouTube demo of the Wii-powered Web in action, while reporting that “[t]he Wii remote control will also be an integral part of browsing, allowing users to intuitively control the Web with their Wii remotes.” This is confirmation to a specific point I had speculated on earlier, that the wand-like Wii control could help usher in a new era of the Web as a medium, moving beyond the mouse-and-keyboard controls that have been the standard for over 10 years, and toward something like a 3D Web. [...]
by GigaOM » Wii Got Web! on Sep 27, 2006 at 7:26 am
[...] Wii Opera [...]
by Blog Archive Wii on Sep 27, 2006 at 8:18 am
[...] As blogged a couple weeks ago, the Nintendo Wii will support Web browsing via Opera, with Nintendo’s Perrin Kaplan suggesting that users would “download an Opera browser using Wii points and surf the webâ€; since then, the story’s gotten even sweeter. The Norway firm behind Opera just announced that their browser will be free for Wii owners until next June. Videogamesblogger even posted a cool YouTube demo of the Wii-powered Web in action, while reporting that “[t]he Wii remote control will also be an integral part of browsing, allowing users to intuitively control the Web with their Wii remotes.†This is confirmation to a specific point I had speculated on earlier, that the wand-like Wii control could help usher in a new era of the Web as a medium, moving beyond the mouse-and-keyboard controls that have been the standard for over 10 years, and toward something like a 3D Web. [...]
by NDMundo Economia » does roi matter on Sep 27, 2006 at 8:32 am
Reetesh, just speaking for myself here, but it’s a blog so you can ask whatever you want. I always assume that when someone doesn’t get their answer they’ll google it anyway.
by supadupagama on Sep 27, 2006 at 9:03 am
I don’t think there’s much to worry about with regard to Flash version, adobe have made it clear that we can expect a version for linux, they didn’t bother with Flash 8 and that’s annoyed me more than i’d anticipated, there’s no elegant failsafe provided, flash 8 content just doesn’t work with flash 7. It sounds like flash player is becoming far more modular and generally getting a reworking, the existing linux version of flash is pretty ropey, the better they make the codebase the easier it will be to maintain ports for platforms like Wii, PPC & 64bit Linux, Legacy PPC Mac and 64bit windows. The nicest thing about this news regarding Wii is that we know know that the potential is there for updates should serious bugs appear.
by AnonyWii on Sep 27, 2006 at 9:32 am
by Y.V.Reetesh on Sep 27, 2006 at 9:34 am
[...] La compañÃa noruega ha anunciado que la versión de su navegador para la nueva consola de Nintendo podrá descargarse de forma gratuita hasta junio de 2007. Paralelamente, Videogamesblogger ha difundido un clip que muestra y demuestra las capacidades de navegación en la Wii, comparables a las que nos ofrecen los navegadores de siempre en los PCs de escritorio, con las expectativas añadidas que supone la sustitución de un timón (mouse+teclado) por otro (mando a distancia): ¿una nueva era en la WWW, cada vez más ubicua? [...]
by despuesdegoogle » Archivo del weblog » Opera gratis para la Wii on Sep 27, 2006 at 10:37 am
AnonyWii: you’re thinking of playing internet Flash games right? I know I’m hoping everything Flash will work fine on Wii too, it adds even more for folks used to playing webgames on the PC only when they can play them on the TV easily (of course Nintendo hopes they’ll download some classic games from them after that :))
Reetesh: You don’t have to explain yourself, just know that not everyone online will be always polite & friendly. It’s usually even if you get 10 nice reactions, it’s the 1 negative reaction (even if it’s constructive criticism) that bothers a person, but you have to remember that as long as there’s no insulting going on (which we delete when we see it) that that person has a right to speak his/her mind. In this case it’s just Nintendo’s fault for not putting all the needed specifications on their websites.
by supadupagama on Sep 27, 2006 at 10:44 am
Note taken. ThanX.
by Y.V.Reetesh on Sep 27, 2006 at 12:14 pm
supadupagama: well, not really but it’ll be nice when content on the BBC websites doesn’t trip it up, shame the thing doesn’t sound like its going to have realplayer support, that would be very cool. I think up to date flash will make the option of web browsing on the TV even more enticing, it opens up watching crap on video.google.com and youtube as a more communal activity
The one thing we need now is an opera mini style browser that can be hosted on the Wii for download play on a DS to allow access to internet content in a convenient format, unless the DS browser pack has a mobile phone style mini mode to make browsing a less painful experience.
by AnonyWii on Sep 27, 2006 at 6:01 pm
[...] Videogamesblogger.com reports that the download will be available through the Wii Shop Channel, but the offer is only available until June 2007. [...]
by Nintendo to provide Opera on Wii free of charge - Newsgab on Oct 2, 2006 at 3:05 am
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by BuzzTracker.com on Oct 22, 2006 at 4:00 pm
[...] Als Sony in staat is om wederom tientallen miljoenen game consoles te verkopen dan krijgen we een heel nieuwe dimensie in de ‘war for the living room’ en de strijd tussen het Windows en Linux besturingssysteem. Terra Soft Solutions kondigde net aan dat er een speciale Linux versie voor de PS3 zal zijn. Wat zoveel betekent als dat de PS3 een complete PC zal worden. En ik net een Wii bestellen omdat deze een browser heeft met Flash support…;-) [...]
by Ymerce » Blog Archive » De PS3 PC on Oct 30, 2006 at 9:23 am
[...] I mean, Opera’s just a program that you download onto the Nintendo, so it should be subject to patches and upgrades. I’m a bit worried that one of the reasons for the application’s initial launch as a free program (until next summer) is a way of covering while they either dev on the Flash 9 port or pretend that it’s not gonna be a problem. [...]
by Untitled :: Blog Archive » wii for flash on Nov 3, 2006 at 6:53 pm
I was wondering if the wii will allow users to login through a web portal. I live in an apartment complex that provides free wi-fi. However it is necessary to login via their web portal (kind of like at starbucks). I assume if one has opera browser, logging in is not a problem - however what if you don’t yet have opera?
by Samuel A S on Nov 14, 2006 at 2:59 pm
[...] If you haven’t seen or heard elsewhere, early adopters to Wii will get Opera for free. While this is old news, it may have been what Nintendo was talking about as a launch day surprise. Do the Social Bookmark thing:Social bookmark links [...]
by EDITing in the Dark » Opera Free for Wii until June on Nov 16, 2006 at 11:24 am
Would you be able to watch videos from the net e.g youtube or googlevideo
by lle on Nov 20, 2006 at 10:09 am
will, there be java on it, or will i be able to download it so i can play games like runescape?
by jos vermeulen on Nov 22, 2006 at 3:22 pm
when is the opera gonna be launched~!~!~
by lulu on Nov 24, 2006 at 1:27 am
When will i be able to surf the web using my Wii?
by Dj on Nov 27, 2006 at 5:01 pm
I know you have to pay to download the opera browswer after july or whatever but does that mean we have to pay monthly aswell? im confused. I looked in a xbox 360 mag , comparin each console, under wifi, on wii, it says’free for first 6 months’. im worriedm or is it just the magazine twisting the words?
please answer!
by Lee jarratt on Dec 4, 2006 at 10:49 am
We’ll update as soon as Nintendo announces the Opera release date on Wii. The word out right now is that while it has been delayed since launch, it should be available soon and will still be free until July 2007.
by supadupagama on Dec 4, 2006 at 10:53 am
Anyone know when the browser will be released in Australia?
by Daniel on Dec 8, 2006 at 3:16 am
Maby they mean you can get the browser free then in july noobs have to pay
by Amjad K. on Dec 10, 2006 at 11:04 am
LEARN MORE ENGLISH SPEAKING COURSE
by MUNNA on Dec 11, 2006 at 6:40 am
wiis opera browser is free til mid 2007 then everyone has to download from the shop channel with wii points purchased with real money. (price to be announced)
Once you have the Opera software downloaded to the console connection to the in ternet is as free as your home broadband connection. as for flash, java etc.. if your wii is on WiiConnect24 then it will recieve updates ‘XP style’ as long as its plugged in (even if its off) direct from nintendo (perfectly secure unlike microsofts…)
by jebbo on Dec 15, 2006 at 8:04 pm
[...] I think Wii‘ll wait until after Christmas to buy a Wii. My guess is that there will probably be 50 on the shelves somewhere around December 27th. The kids won’t mind. In fact, they’ll be thrilled just to know it’s coming. [...]
by Building The Perfect Beast » Blog Archive » Dawn Of The Dead on Dec 18, 2006 at 10:04 pm
i think eveyone who does’nt have the wii is a stuj and should eat brunies….
by zinadine zicran on Jan 8, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Ok stupid question. I just got the LAN adapter and as I type the Wii is doing an “update”. How do you get the Free Opera browser? And then, what is WiiConnect24? Is that something I have to set up on the console, online how what yikes I’m lost!
Help please.
by Robyn on Feb 9, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Robyn, to get the free Opera browser you have to go to the Wii Shop channel (where you normally buy Virtual Console retro games) and then click on Software. That’s where it is.
by supadupagama on Feb 10, 2007 at 10:40 am
i love it.
by gana on Feb 21, 2007 at 4:23 am
I love my wii! Also all of you who are confuzzled by the wii are idiots. IT’S NOT HARD TO USE OR TO DOWNLOAD OPERA. in fact this very message i made on my wii. execept i have one question, what wll be different on the final version of the opera browser vs the “trial?”
by Clay on Mar 9, 2007 at 8:10 pm
you can save websites on the operas favs so you don’t have to type a website in all the time (only works on final)
by steve on Mar 13, 2007 at 4:59 pm
That’s in the trial already! Oyy Vayeee. Com’on can’t someone make a GOOD answer. In the trial there are 3 buttons to press: enter address, favs, and help (i think.) Someone has got to know what’s in the final that’s different.
by Clay on Mar 13, 2007 at 7:31 pm
hello people! do any of you know if there is an exact date for when the FULL opera browser comes out?
by Bryan (I bought my wii the day it came ou: 11/19/06!"! on Mar 16, 2007 at 3:48 am
Looks like the Wii is utilizing their WiFi technology for other purposes aside from just online gaming. Good idea, but would anyone use the Wii for browsing purposes when they have computers?
by vic on Mar 23, 2007 at 1:10 am
My family uses the Wii for internet a few hours a day. It is like having a 24″ tv screen! It is also fun to watch “You Tube” videos on it (even though it keeps on stoping), so yeah, we use our Wii the majority of the time!
by Bryan on Mar 24, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Oops…I mean 24″ computer screen…and add a “p” to my stopped…!
by Bryan on Mar 24, 2007 at 3:59 pm
Oops…I mean 24″ computer screen.
by Bryan on Mar 24, 2007 at 4:00 pm
…oh crap..I put the same thing twice..im going a little “Wii-tarded”
by Bryan on Mar 25, 2007 at 2:12 am
Full version coming out June 30th, 2007 for 500 wii points.
by fadfd on Apr 15, 2007 at 7:36 pm
I use it to browse internet on my 50″ HDTV
to sick
by Elvis on Apr 18, 2007 at 10:21 pm
How to download the browser..?
by Vasuki Narasimha on Apr 23, 2007 at 9:08 am
Vasuki: By going to the Wii shop channel and instead of going to the Virtual Console, go to Software.
by supadupagama on Apr 23, 2007 at 1:23 pm
please can you explain how I download the internet for free on my wii console i’m new at this thing and to be honest im rubbish
by alex on Apr 24, 2007 at 12:50 pm
I NEED HELP IM LITERALLY PULLING MY HAIR OUT IT’S NOT WORKING ITS COMING UP WITH ERROR 520330 OR SUMMATS
by alex on Apr 24, 2007 at 1:19 pm
I have wifi conector,but I can’t use internet on wii becouse wiiconnect24 and wii shop channel are not offered.How can I get them?
by kervaros on Apr 25, 2007 at 8:06 am
You have to go to wii settings and start an internet conection. if that does not work call Nintendo:1-800-255-3700.
by Bryan! on Apr 25, 2007 at 5:57 pm
HELLO PEOPLES, IF ANY OF YOU HAVE POKEMON DIAMOND OR PEARL PLEASE POST YOUR FRIEND CODE AND NAME THAT WAY WE CAN PLAY TOGETHER!!!
by Bryan! on Apr 25, 2007 at 6:00 pm
what do I do I fill in all the details and it comes up with error 520330 the mist annypin thing ever please please please help iv’e been trying for over 3 weeks
by alex on Apr 28, 2007 at 3:14 am
Did you try using the “auto find s.s.i.d”? How far away is your computer? and did you set up a “my nintendo” acount?
by Bryan! on Apr 28, 2007 at 4:26 pm
Hello every one! I have an anouncement! My name is Bryan, I am 14. I want to do some thing in life that has to do with video games! and last but not least… I know ALOT about video games, Especially Nintendo and Poke’mon! So here is my anouncement! I decided that I am going to help people regularly for free! so If any of you have any questons, comments, want to tell me some thing I might not know , or even give me advice on how I could better my service or any thing at all that may have to do with video games plese dont hesitate to ask, and if you like my service please tell friends and/or family about me! to say any thing to me my email address is: thepkmnexpert@yahoo.com
and I will do my best to get back to you!
…Bye!…
by Bryan! on Apr 28, 2007 at 4:56 pm
For all of you that have a Nintendo DS, on April 27′th 2007 “Nintendo of America” anounced that starting on july 4′th 2007 their will be a downloadible Opera browser!
for any comments or questons about this please let me know by emailing me at, thepkmnexpert@yahoo.com
…Bye!…
by Bryan! on Apr 28, 2007 at 9:57 pm
hi
by keyur on May 5, 2007 at 8:36 am
keyur: any questons?
by !Bryan! on May 9, 2007 at 2:24 am
no comment:)
by andy on May 12, 2007 at 10:40 am
Yo how do you get the chanels?
by odog on May 12, 2007 at 11:13 am
odog: Email me damn it…
by !Bryan! on May 15, 2007 at 1:58 am
If i already got the free opera will it expire and i will have to pay…?
by Jonathon on Jun 25, 2007 at 7:39 am
Jonathon, if you already downloaded the free Opera to your Wii, then it will be free forever.
Most likely Opera will get a newer version later on and they hope that it will have features you’d be willing to pay for. But the version you have now seems good enough.
PS: Go to the Wii Shop and look at your already downloaded software/games, and search for the Opera browser you downloaded to check if it has an Update button near it, that will update Opera to the latest free version before the month is over.
by supadupagama on Jun 25, 2007 at 7:59 am
Yeah i got the Opera Browser the day it found out bout it and its great.Now i wanna get it for the DS but who knows how much it costs.Anyone know?
by Venom (Wii-Man) on Jun 25, 2007 at 8:24 am
Amazon has the Nintendo DS Lite Browser (that’s Opera) for $29.99.
by supadupagama on Jun 25, 2007 at 9:12 am
It,s Very Very…………!!
by Harun Chowdhury on Aug 23, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Wii is a cool system. I have one but I like the xbox 360 better. The wifi is just so much better on it and they make a headset=)
by john on Nov 12, 2007 at 5:09 am
so how exactly do you download java on wii
by bananaboat on Nov 19, 2007 at 11:10 pm
u guys are well sad!
by who knows???? on Nov 24, 2007 at 4:12 pm
I was wondering:
I got my Wii in 2006 for Christmas didnt have Wifi until a few days ago, can i get Wii internet for free buy verifying my purchase, or di i need the points?
by Peter on Nov 28, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Sorry Peter, you’ll have to pay now if you want it. It was mainly about them offering it for free for the first half year while they were improving the software.
by supadupagama on Nov 28, 2007 at 3:12 pm
if i am connected to the internet how do i download a browser? so i can connect to the internet and go on google and such?
by michael on Dec 27, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Can any one help me i want to know how i can play runescape on a samsung e900
by BEC on Dec 31, 2007 at 6:05 am
hi everyone,i need to know how 2 download the software on my wii can u tell me how 2 plz
by Kearn on Jan 4, 2008 at 12:43 pm
I refuse to buy points for Wii. Waste our money for that. I need get free Opera for my Wii. Due to June 2008.
by Guest86 on Jan 4, 2008 at 8:19 pm
If you looking for wii downloads then go here download wii games
by koolio on Jan 15, 2008 at 10:49 pm
by virarceus on Jan 22, 2008 at 3:10 pm
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by virarceus on Jan 23, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Mierda
by .l. on Mar 1, 2008 at 9:44 pm
this shek doesn’t work
by .l. on Mar 1, 2008 at 9:45 pm
virarceus: FALSE. it is illegal to begin with to even attempt that degree of software distribution, however what you are saying is false. each channel has a unique line of coding which makes it unique to your nintendo wii, thus meaning that it will not operate on any other wii system.
you can copy savegames and .dll’s and such, but they won’t help you… transferring channels via SD isn’t a valid method as the channels will only operate on one console
sooner or later, someone will be able to disable the crack meaning that the coding is generic, and so will work with a simplified, modded wii system. the only disadvantage would be that you would lose all forms of wifi capabilities, as there would be no wii code to verify.
thanks,
tom
by tom on Mar 9, 2008 at 7:58 am
hello can´t someone copy the channel to the sd card and then put it up on the internet… thats very simpel
by kalle on Mar 31, 2008 at 6:12 am