Nintendo Unveils TV, Web Browser Features for DS

February 15th 2006 | Games Consoles

Japanese fans of Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s dual-screen DS portable game machine may soon be able to surf the Web and watch high-definition television programs on their devices in addition to playing games.

Taking another step in its strategy to develop features that will appeal to more than just hardcore game fans, the Japanese company said on Wednesday it plans to begin selling a Web browser in June and launch a card with a digital television receiver by the end of the year.

“These products propose a different use for the DS in entirely new fields,” Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told a news conference.

Reuters

Digital television broadcast is set to start in Japan in April. The Internet browser will come from Opera Software of Norway, according to Nintendo. Users will be able to write words for searches on the touch panel, or use both screens to view Web pages.

AP via Yahoo - Nintendo DS Machine to Work As Portable TV

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Nintendo Unveils TV, Web Browser Features for DS
Published in: Games Consoles on 2006-02-15