4th August 2006, 2:57 PM
The main thing I wonder is if the Wii will support upgradable firmware or OS software of some other sort so that features can be added to, just like the 360 can and as the PS3 will reportedly be capable of (and the PSP already is).
Apparently many have hacked the DS firmware, but as of yet Nintendo has made no attempt at all to update the DS's firmware officially (aside from games that set up the settings for wifi in the system, but even then that option is not added to the firmware natively, it still must be accessed via the games) and I have my doubts they have any intention to do so.
From reviews I've seen, surfing the net via the DS is actually not that much of an improvement. The speed and memory issues still plague it and the touch screen still isn't quite enough to replace a mouse and keyboard. As it stands, my laptop is still the net surfing solution of choice. The only real issue is that while the PSP's browser is free, and thus worth downloading for those emergency net surfing situations, the DS's costs money.
Apparently many have hacked the DS firmware, but as of yet Nintendo has made no attempt at all to update the DS's firmware officially (aside from games that set up the settings for wifi in the system, but even then that option is not added to the firmware natively, it still must be accessed via the games) and I have my doubts they have any intention to do so.
From reviews I've seen, surfing the net via the DS is actually not that much of an improvement. The speed and memory issues still plague it and the touch screen still isn't quite enough to replace a mouse and keyboard. As it stands, my laptop is still the net surfing solution of choice. The only real issue is that while the PSP's browser is free, and thus worth downloading for those emergency net surfing situations, the DS's costs money.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)