Nintendo Game Console Wii to Use Opera Browser

Nintendo’s much anticipated new generation game console Wii, will use the Opera browser.

A Opera press release says

“Users of the Wii console will browse the Internet using their consoles. Navigating via the innovative new Wii Remote controller, users can visit Web sites in between gaming sessions.”

“For our Wii console launch in 2006, we required a browser that was fast and secure with support for the latest standards including AJAX. Opera proved perfect for our purposes and is an exceptional addition to both the Nintendo DS and the Wii console.”

Opera provides an optimized implementation of Internet technologies for handheld devices, digital TV and other devices. Nintendo is a popular manufacturer of hardware and software for its popular video game systems like Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS.