Opera’s Wii promotion
p2pnet.net News:- Browser firms are slowly but surely chipping away at what used to be Microsoft’s Internet Explorer monopoly, and Opera has come up with a marketing scheme through which, “The Opera browser for Wii launches just in time for the holidays,” it declares.
“Just in time” means December 22. And “free” means “trial”.
Opera says the browser will, “take advantage of the Wii’s unique control features, like the point-and-click interface with the motion-sensitive remote,” says TG Daily.
“The preview version that goes live on Friday will be Flash-enabled, and other Web-based platforms are expected to be supported by the time the final version of the browser is released.”
The final version of the Opera browser will be available at the end of March 2007, and will be free for all Wii owners to download through the end of June, says Nintendo, adding, “After June 2007, the browser will be available for download in the Wii Shop Channel for 500 Wii Points.”
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Also See:
Opera – Power up with Opera 9 for Devices, December 19, 2006.
TG Daily – Wii browser demo set for Friday, December 19, 2006
Nintendo – Free Opera browser connects the world to Wii, December 19, 2006
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