A reader sent us a link to Opera's press release about their browser coming to the Wii. We (not wii) reported on this last week during E3, but the press release seems to have more details.

In particular, Opera says that Wii browers will be able to use their Wii-motes to check out the interweb between games.

"Nintendo is clearly visionary in leading the gaming industry into the new era in gaming, and a wonderful partner for Opera," says Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "We are thrilled to expand our partnership with Nintendo, and work with them to deliver the best gaming experience on the Wii console and the Nintendo DS ."

"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," said Genyo Takeda, senior managing director and general manager, Integrated Research & Development Division, Nintendo Co., Ltd.

It would be cool if Opera Wii went beyond using the pointer for web navigation and let you use motion control to surf the net. I'd love to be able to slash at and shoot pop-ups and don't even get me started on all the potential inherent in using the Wii-mote on porn sites. —Brian Crecente

Opera Press Releases