Nintendo 3DS to use NetFront Browser, Supports Flash and HTML5?
We finally know what powers the 3DS’s Internet browser. Never heard of NetFront before? Keep reading – on paper, it sounds incredible.
Opera has been Nintendo’s browser of choice for years when it came to their game systems. The DS was their first system to gain the ability to access web pages, and similar (but faster) browsers then went on to be released for the Wii and the DSi.
It should come as no surprise that Nintendo will be giving the 3DS a web browser, too, seeing as it has been on the list of confirmed features for a very long time. A video from the September 29th press conference (famously known as the release date of the release date) even showed us that it was possible to switch between playing games and using the browser at will, without quitting the game. Nintendo later told us that a worldwide system update scheduled for May would enable the web browser, as it wasn’t going to be ready in time for the system’s launch.
No further details were known beyond that. Would the 3DS browser support Flash? Was HTML5 in? How about CSS3? Will using the browser be a lag-crammed nightmare like its predecessors, or a silky-smooth experience matching the rest of the 3DS’s software? Today’s news, while it doesn’t answer all of those questions, brings us much closer to their resolution.
NetFront certainly makes a good first impression. (image: Android version)
Nikkei, a major Japanese newspaper, has reported that Nintendo have dropped the Opera browser in favour of ACCESS’s NetFront. Never heard of ACCESS or NetFront before? It’s the browser behind over a billion non-PC electronic devices, including the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. Browsing on the latter two is supposedly a slow experience at best, and an infuriating one at worst; but keep in mind that both of Sony’s systems run an old, outdated version of NetFront. Nintendo will likely use the shiny new version 4.1 of the browser, which, if the feature list is to be believed, will be a sweet deal indeed.
Visual Bookmarks = awesome. (image: Windows Mobile version)
According to ACCESS’s website, NetFront 4.1 supports just about everything one could expect from a modern browser, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and IPv6; while promising solid performance all around and a tiny footprint to boot. Through the browser’s modular architecture, even Flash Player and the ability to read PDF files are possible. It’s up to Nintendo whether they wish to include the latter two features in the 3DS’s version of the browser; but I’d be willing to bet that Flash Player is in, seeing as the Wii had it and the 3DS has a comparable (if not superior) amount of power under its hood.
Engadget’s review of the Android version of NetFront sounds very positive, and it certainly looks like a very promising choice on Nintendo’s part. If you aren’t scared of technical jargon (or, like me, actually enjoy reading it), the browser’s full specifications sheet is below.
Specifications | NetFront Browser v4.1
New in NetFront Browser v4.1
- High Speed JavaScript Engine
Supported Standards
Compliant with the OMA Browsing 2.3 specification
Markup
cHTML, HTML 5 (Partial), HTML 4.01, XHTML1.1, XHTML Mobile Profile 1.2, WML 1.3, SMIL 2.1, RSS feed (RSS 0.9/0.91/0.92/1.0/2.0, Atom 0.3/1.0)
Stylesheets
CSS1, CSS2.1, CSS3 (Partial), CSS MP1
Advanced Scripting
- ECMAScript 262 3rd Edition
- ECMAScript Mobile Profile
- WMLScript
- DOM Level 1, Level 2
- Dynamic HTML
- Ajax (XMLHttpRequest)
Protocols
- HTTP 1.0/1.1
- WAP
- IPv4/IPv6 Dual TCP/IP
Security
- SSL3/TLS1.0
- Crypto modules
Memory Requirements
- ROM: 2MB-4MB (Kernel +SLIM)
- RAM: 2MB- (Depending on complexity of content viewed)
Main Features
- Tabbed Multi-Window support
- Column Rendering
- Stick Navi
- Swift Navi
- PagePilot (Smooth pan and zoom navigation)
- Visual Bookmarks
- Virtual Pointer (Pointing device emulation)
- Smart-Fit Rendering™
- Rapid-Render™
- Intelligent Frame Handling (Select and zoom individual frames)
- Continuously adjustable Zooming/Animated Zoom
- Offline Browsing and Page/Image Saving
- Word Wrap, Line boundary character check
- Streaming Download
- DirectConnect (Secure monitoring and control of devices from the browser)
- Intelligent Pop-Up Blocker
- Integrated Internet Search Menu
- Auto Form-Filling
- Authentication Manager
- International Domain Name
Supported Operating Systems
- Linux® (ACCESS Linux Platform™, Android™, Qt/Embedded, Qtopia, GTK+, and others)
- Symbian OS (Series 60 and UIQ)
- Garnet™ OS
- BREW, REX OS
- Microsoft® Windows® CE family, Microsoft® Windows Mobile® (Pocket PC, Smartphone)
- VxWorks
- Nucleus
- ITRON
- Others (OS-9, OSE etc.)
Supported CPUs
- ARM®
- XScale
- StrongARM®
- PowerPC
- MIPS
- SH-Mobile and others
Plug-In and Extension Modules
NetFront™ SMIL Player & SVG Viewer
SMIL and SVG modules can be implemented as plug-ins or as stand-alone players for advanced 3G push services with rich multimedia content.NetFront™ Document Viewer
NetFront™ Document Viewer enables full viewing of PDF files and Microsoft Office documents including Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint® on mobile handsets.Flash®, Flash® Lite™
NetFront Browser provides a ready-to-use interface to integrate Adobe® Flash® Player supporting Flash content embedded within a Web page.MascotCapsule (HI)
MascotCapsule is a 3D rendering engine that supports the display of visually rich 3D games or other 3D content on mobile devices.
Source: Nikkei, via 3DSConnect
what kind ov flashplayer do you download for 3ds
I felt so bad for that lttile kid. There’s no way he was acting! They tortured him to get that footage. I don’t know how I feel about the Major Lazer video. So fat chicks are monsters?
I am 8 i need a flash player
I am 8 i need a flash player
i need flashplayer [how to get]
Nintendo 3DS does not have flashplayer. Sorry no youtube/movies for you.
what kind of html5 does a 3ds need
there’s no way i tried to it only says file cant be loaded
i need help!
im looking for a software that visualize me videos! who has the solution, please contact me
How do I get a flash player for the 3ds?
wow your dumb ding bat why cant you go on your internet browser if you have a 3ds and go to google and just search for flash player download for 3ds and see what could happen
And you’re ignorant. I wouldn’t say something as disrespectful as that to anyone, even if I WANTED to.
I +1 this.
wat kinda flash player do you need
thnx
I’v got nitendo video wich dosen’t really work for me because you can’t watch the TV shows you really want to see I’v been missing the lying game:[
i know how to
i hate how you want to sell it and they want to be the very best but they aren’t giving everthing.they want us to buy it yet they dont give us what we want.
i dont give a fuck asshole
how do you even know that guy has one
how do you even know that guy has one sexy
yo
hey stricker y don’t u shut the fuck up u’r talking too much
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i don’t give a fuck asshole is so old y don’t u use u fucken fag y don’t you shut up¨)
*o* nice grammar and word choice you are definitely sharp as a marble, you are ·.· . . . -_- perfect thing to put in a comment thread of people looking for help =–= and no they dont need to shut up…. you could have stopped reading once you got frustrated… in fact i am on 3ds right now and i question your moral values…. your anger is only a defense mechanism to hide your insecurity and stupidity -.-
. . . i pity you :T shame shame shame
lol kids,keep useing bad words little guys it makes you so tough.
can some-one help me I want to watch youtube vids pleese help!
ME TOO IDIOT! OR I WOULDNT BE ON THIS WEBSITE! THATS WHAT THIS SITE IS ABOUT MORON! WHY ELSE WOULD WE BE READING THIS!
i want a flash player how do i get one
how do I get adobe flash player to see youtube videos if i download it ,it says could not download something like that so can you please help me!!!!!???
it told me that I downloaded it then I went on youtube and it didn’t work proving its impossible!!!!! SORRY you can’t do it even I tried!!!!!!!
eat my shit all of you
Dude help me please i need flash player for youtube !!!!!
how do u download flash player for 3DS without jailbreaking it?
The number of people incorrectly reading this blog post is hilarious…
Though it was said that there is a possibility for flash player, it didn’t necessarily say that there will be flash player. It was said that it is up to Nintendo if they would like flash player, and since nobody seems to have it working, then we can all assume that it was decided against.
Perhaps there is a homebrew app available? I’m not exactly educated in the ways of homebrewing, so I am unsure, and doubting its existence.
Definitely a good read, as I now have a better understanding of what is in my 3DS.
if this works you the best
@Roberto Valle
No hope in videos playing. Sorry. Read my post for details.
The 3ds browser has flash, but the version of the flash player is flash player 4. Flash player 4 was mainly made to show images at the most, thus concluding that the watching of youtube videos are impossible (hopefully just for now).
In order to watch youtube (standard pc version), you must have html 5 support, flash player 10 or above, and a machine that can handle all of the hardware.
More sadly, there hasn’t been a genius who has been able to crack the 3ds for flash either, resulting in no youtube at all (not even mobile). To watch mobile youtube, the machine needs it’s own video player (like window media player or quicktime).
But there have been some video playing on the 3ds which was done by converting a video that was 9min. 59 secs. long into a specific 3ds format of .avi (audio video interleave). This required for the video to be in a very low 240p, and other specs such as explained by user spinal cord on gbatemp.net.
To wrap things up completelt, no 3ds youtube until someone can hack their 3ds, or Nintendo makes a youtube app, or Netfront updates the browser.
Okay, I read something saying if Nintendo had flash on there browser, We’d be able to play games for free. I think they meant how you can play Angry Birds™ free on the internet so you don’t buy it. But I don’t get how you can get free games on the internet, because it doesn’t seem possible.So until Nintendo has a better excuse, GIVE US FLASH TEN OR HIGHER NOW!
@Roberto Valle
there hasn’t been one for youtube found yet, but if you wanna know how to watch vids from sd card, then go search on gbatemp.net spinal cord got it to work faster than anybody else on the planet
come watch my youtube vids if you’re bored!
http://www.youtube.com/KTRBOT
How do you download Flash Player unto ur 3DS
3ds flash player
I want flash player really bad
I want flash player really bad and i never had it
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I Can Not Get This Stupid Flash Player Smh
hey I’v been wanting too use youtube for song’s but you can’t use youtube on the nintendo 3ds, I wanted too listen to Closure on youtube. But the ass wont let me
need flash player
no flash=no videos
no videos=BOREDOM
SEND MAIL NINTENDO:Adobe Flash Player and Html 5.0 SUPPORT!
http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/service/contact_2095.html
Website Problems:
For help regarding problems with this website please contact:
Email: customer-support@nintendo.co.uk
ERROR CODE ON YOUTUBE=TEXT:
The Adobe Flash Player or an HTML5 supported browser is required for video playback.
Get the latest Flash Player Learn more about up upgrading to an HTML5 browser.
WHY??? NO SUPPORT??? THIS IS DATE 2012 YEAR!!! NEW GENERATIONS ELECTRONIC PC/CONSOLE!!! 2012!!!NOT 1980YEAR (Commodore/atari up sega and nintendo DAY)NOW NEW TECHNOLOGIE!!!(2012) PLEASE SUPPORT NINTENDO.
People! People! No youtube videos for 3Ds, unless someone cracks the code. Now stop asking. Thanks for reading, buh-bye.
learn how to convert youtube videos to mp3 or buy song and then learn how to put music on 3Ds, buh-bye.
i do not now how to get flashplayer so nobody can get flashplayer till someboody cracks the code there now do not ask again
3ds browser don’t let you see films from the youtube but on the nintendo eShop you can see films there are posted by nintendo. so its not impossible to films in the 3ds. lets just hope for the nintendo to creates a youtube app.
ALL THIS JUST 4 UTUBE!!!! PLEASE NINTENDO JUST SAY YESSSS!!!!>‡[
I need help how do i get flash player someone please reply
go to update flash
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you cant or you pobly didnt update your system
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there is no flash for the 3ds. ;(
}=(
what flash player do 3ds use??
please reply
i need flash [why nitendo]
every one please dont give up and by-the way my real name is gabriel ryan-leon (for short gr or gl) and im 10 years old. can u guys be my online friends? =)
every one please dont give up and by-the way my real name is gabriel ryan-leon and im 10 years old.
every one please dont give up my real name is gabriel ryan-leon and im 10 years old.
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I want my Opera back! Why Nintendo Why??? What happened to my Opera! Just make a Youtube app and problem solved!
Seria bueno una Aplicacion de Youtube para 3DS y que fuera gratis obivamente ¬¬