Nintendo DSi browser reviews

April 6, 2009 · by Espen André Øverdahl

The new Nintendo DSi handheld gaming console, arrived in stores April 5 for $170, is a quantum leap forward from the similar-looking DS Lite. It adds another layer of applications and functions to the core DS system to become the first Nintendo handheld that's plenty of fun even without the games and Fox News concludes:

Nintendo's done it again.

As you many of you know, Opera is Nintendo's choice of browser on most of their devices, and the DSi is no expcetion:

After several misfires due to a continually dropping Wi-Fi signal, I was able to download Nintendo's modified Opera Web browser (for zero points, a nice change from the $30 it had cost for the regular DS and DS Lite) and the game "Wario Ware Slapped!" (500 points) by laying the DSi right on top of my wireless router.

(I'm not sure if the balky Wi-Fi has to do with my ancient router or the unit itself; PCs, a TiVo and even a Wii have had no connection problems, but a G1 phone barely gets a signal.)

The Opera browser works fairly well. Pages load briskly, with the entire page showing on one screen and a highlighted section on the other, and it's easy to switch each between the touchscreen and the display screen for easier browsing.

Further, we recommend reading the complete guide + review from Nplus.

Readers' comments 10

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HenryMonday, April 6, 2009 10:26:50 AM
Charles SchlossMonday, April 6, 2009 12:48:26 PM
Artur „Jurgi” JurgawkaMonday, April 6, 2009 1:22:53 PM
I'm afraid, in few years we will hear news like that:
Opera borwser will be embedded in the next generation of Logitech's professional computer mice.
KarenTuesday, April 7, 2009 5:57:52 AM
As you many of you know, Opera is Nintendo's choice of browser on most of their devices, and the DSi is no expcetion.

Thank goodness for that! More exposure for our beloved Opera! At this rate, FF will go bankrupt and Opera will take over the world! Muahaha!
JoeTuesday, April 7, 2009 1:01:38 PM
@Jurgi: so you don't want Opera to succeed? You want it to be in as few devices as possible?
Artur „Jurgi” JurgawkaTuesday, April 7, 2009 8:58:04 PM
Why do you think so? I'm a bif fan of Opera browser, but I keep life at a distance, because everything is funny. Really, everything is a reason to laugh out.
JoeWednesday, April 8, 2009 7:01:46 PM
@Jurgi: so why are you "afraid" that Opera will be everywhere?
Artur „Jurgi” JurgawkaWednesday, April 8, 2009 7:40:30 PM
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And why do you ask about "afraid", and not about the "mice"?
marvin antonioMonday, April 13, 2009 1:43:54 AM
Whatever... cp
johannes96Saturday, April 18, 2009 10:22:18 AM
like opera on alternative to http://alternativeto.net/AlternativesToItem.aspx?profile=software&itemid=88cd2c1e-a5cb-41f7-866e-a1c082e9d027&license=any&platform=software&tab=alternatives