Nintendo and Opera Software are set to launch a free beta version of the Opera web browser for the Nintendo Wii games console on December 22, 2006, the two companies have revealed.

REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Nintendo's wildly popular Wii(TM) home video game system not only revolutionizes how people play games, but it also entices new people into the world of gaming. On Dec.

By Troy Wolverton, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Dec. 16--Nintendo hoped the motion-sensing controller for its new Wii console would get users excited and give the game machine some buzz. It turns out that some Wii users got a little too excited.

SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Nintendo hoped the motion-sensing controller for its new Wii console would get users excited and give the game machine some buzz. It turns out that some Wii users got a little too excited. As result, the buzz has quickly turned into a little bit of a headache for Nintendo.

For video game addicts facing the conundrum of how to balance hours of nonstop game playing with the occasional need to know what's going on in the outside world, Nintendo may have found a solution.