Wii Internet Channel now free

NewsPosted 01/09/2009 - 12:06pm GMT+1

Nintendo to offer a free NES game to those that paid 500 Wii Points for the channel.

Nintendo has announced that from today anyone can now access the Wii Internet Channel for free.

The Wii-specialised web browser from Opera Software enables people to connect wirelessly to the internet and check out their favourite websites, do their internet shopping and even watch online catch-up TV services (BBC iPlayer) via their console.

The Wii Internet Channel was previously priced 500 Wii Points. For those Wii owners who have already spent 500 Wii Points on the Wii Internet Channel, Nintendo will be offering a NES title from the Virtual Console worth 500 Wii Points. This reward will be sent out in late October.

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renegade

So only the 360 is in the Dark Age Tut Tut.

Posted 16:03 on 02 September 2009

Karlius

As it was released within a couple of months and is a channel on the dashboard. There will be no charge for facebook or twitter apps on 360 etc. The reason for no Browser functionality on 360 is supposibly security but who knows but do not envisage the 360 ever having it's own browser (At the moment lol).

Nintendo on the other hand got the portal to be developed and was within their design idea. I believe the reason for reduction now is because manufacturing cost reductions are subsidising the cost anyhow so this maybe could have been implemented at the start.

Posted 11:03 on 02 September 2009

CheekyLee @ Karlius

Why? There is no internet browser in the 360, after all.

Posted 10:55 on 02 September 2009

Karlius

I don't think it was silly placing a premium on it as someone had to develop the product however surely this should have been day one functionality and factored into the OS and retail price.

Posted 10:30 on 02 September 2009