For those who like to sit on a comfy couch while awkwardly browsing the web (and I don’t mean WebTV, now MSN TV), now you can even lie in bed, under your covers and squint while doing it.
Opera Software announced that the Nintendo DS will be the next game system to carry its Opera web browser in the US on June 4, 2007. Already available in Japan (July 2006 for 3800 yen) and Europe (October 2006 for 39.99 Euros), the beta version has been available for free on the Wii since December 2006 (and the full version is expected to launch soon). No word yet on how much the DS version will cost.
Opera Software has confirmed in a press release that the Nintendo DS Browser, powered by Opera, will be released to the North American market on June 4, 2007. The browser has already been released in Japan (July 2006) and Europe (October 2006), where it retails for 3,800 Yen and 39.99 Euros, respectively. Nintendo of America, who will be publishing the software in North America, has yet to announce pricing details.
Having done a fair share of web surfing and email reading on the PSP, I can’t imagine doing the same on the DS and not having a splitting headache in a couple minutes due to excessive squinting . Of course this does bump up the DS’s functionality and make it an even more appealing, less expensive and more rugged PDA than the PSP. Once the DS MP3 player hits the US, it’s on, PSP. It’s on.
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