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Opera for the Nintendo DS hits the US market today

Published June 8th, 2007 12:58 PM EDT By Daniel Goldman

After only being available in Europe and Asia, the Opera browser for the Nintendo DS is now available in the United States (US) too.

To display webpages on the DS, Opera makes use of both screens, using either Overview mode, which shows the complete webpage on the lower screen with the highlighted area zoomed in on the upper screen, or with Opera’s Small-Screen Rendering technology, where the upper and lower screens are combined to make a single screen.

The browser works on both the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite.

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  1. 1 Percy Jun 8th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
    using Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4 on Windows Windows XP

    Is this the same version currently in use in Europe/Japan or does it include some kind of improvement?

    I’ve read and seen some videos that show it somewhat slow rendering and downloading content. Has this been improved?

    Is the convenience of having a browser on hand bigger than all of its weaknesses?

    I was waiting eagerly for this but now I’m not sure if it will be a pain to use it.

    Thanks.

  2. 2 Randy Magruder Jun 8th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.21 on Windows Windows XP

    I have a DS as well as a Wii. How do I get the browser on the DS?

    Randy

  3. 3 Geoff Jun 8th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.21 on Windows Windows XP

    You must purchase it, as the DS does not have the download capabilities of the Nintendo Wii.

    it is currently 29.99 USD over at Amazon.com

  4. 4 AleksOD Jun 8th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.21 on Windows Windows Vista

    You buy it :P

  5. 5 Randy Magruder Jun 9th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.21 on Windows Windows XP

    Does it support Flash ?

  6. 6 Muzammil Jun 10th, 2007 at 11:02 am
    using Opera Opera 9.21 on Windows Windows XP

    This is just weird! Why doesn’t Opera just put all of its ‘buy’ links on its Buy Opera page (http://www.opera.com/buy/).

    I couldn’t find any Buy Opera links for Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite or Nintendo Wii.

    Someone should report this! This is crappy marketing. Some people prefer buying directly,

    Best I found was this:

    Nintendo DS Browser (Original Style Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite)
    http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?lastAction=setCurr&jspStoreDir=NOASTORE&languageId=-1&catalogId=10001&categoryId=58403&productId=129204&currency=USD&storeId=10001&ddkey=SetCurrencyPreference

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A: According to Secunia, a respected firm that tracks security in browsers, Opera has the best reputation and track record when it comes to browser security. Keeping our users safe from security vulnerabilities, fraudulent websites, and malicious hackers is a top priority for Opera. Opera is maintained by hundreds of engineers, developers and security experts who are constantly looking to make the browser even safer.

Q: Doesn't Opera copy all of their features from other browsers?
A: Absolutely not. In fact, many of the features that are popular in other browsers today were invented and pioneered by Opera a long time ago. Opera invented the precursor to tabs (in 1994), Page Zoom (1994), was the first browser to block pop-up ads (2000), first to add a Search field in the browser toolbar (2000), Sessions (1996), deleting private data (2000), Mouse Gestures (2000), User JavaScript (2005), BitTorrent support (2005), Widgets (2006), Speed Dial (2007), and much more.

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A: Much of the functionality provided through Firefox extensions is already built directly into Opera, so you don't have to download additional extensions in Opera. In addition, Opera is highly customizable and supports all standard plug-ins.

Q: Can I also use Opera on my mobile phone?
A: Yes. And your Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS or almost any connected device and mobile phones. Opera Mobile oftens comes preinstalled from the manufacturers, but if it doesn't you can install Opera Mini which runs on nearly all phones.

Q: This all sounds great, so how do I download Opera?
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