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Valdath on 08 February 2017

A tablet with no internet browser?

You gotta hand it to Nintendo, great innovation right there.

At least it's coming sometime in an update so it's not a big deal, that is unless you need it to log in a web browser for wi-fi, sorry.



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Louie on 08 February 2017

This thread is pure comedy gold. It's so awesome!



d21lewis on 08 February 2017

Say what?



d21lewis on 08 February 2017
ktay95 said:
Seriously Nintendo, you had the best browser of the 3 8th gen consoles -_-

THIS! I can't comprehend this. I'm shocked.



TheAkutsu on 08 February 2017
wombat123 said:
Aren't web browser exploits the easiest way to hack a console? If that's the case, I wouldn't blame Nintendo for not providing one.

yes.

Before updates, was a way to get any Pokémon on 3DS.

And on Wii U(not fixed to this day), a way to run mods on your games(Smash Bros Mods, removing West censoring/putting Jap content in...hello Tokyo Mirage Sessions, hello Fatal Frame)



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d21lewis on 08 February 2017
bdbdbd said:
Come on, who seriously is using a console to browse the web these days. By this I don't mean a web browser would hurt, but it's pretty meaningless if it has one or doesn't have.

I keep seeing this. The answer is ME.

I have a TV (with a web browser app) with a PC with wireless keyboard connected to it, a $700 smart phone, a $300 tablet, and every 7th and 8th gen console. The WiiU browser is still my most used--but it's starting to suck. It's having trouble loading certain pages, nowadays. PS4 and XB1 browsers are pretty capable but clunky to use.

 

I was REALLY looking forward to Nintendo's version. And it will have one eventually. Even back in the Wii days, I used it way more than PS3's (and Xbox 360 didn't even have one until until the gen as almost over).  



Areym on 08 February 2017
eyezofnight said:
i can honestly say i've never used a web browser on a console at all. why would you? i have a tablet and a laptop for that

I use it to watch one piece on my TV without plugging in my laptop thru hdmi or chromecast or whatnot. Sometimes, i use it for streams too. It's actually really handy



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vivster on 08 February 2017
d21lewis said:
ktay95 said:
Seriously Nintendo, you had the best browser of the 3 8th gen consoles -_-

THIS! I can't comprehend this. I'm shocked.

Are you really shocked though? Nintendo finally finds and eliminates the reason why WII U was a failure and people are losing their minds.



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SubiyaCryolite on 08 February 2017

Yeeeeeeaaaaah.......... I'll think I'll sit back for a year or two before purchasing this thing.



I predict that the Wii U will sell a total of 18 million units in its lifetime. 

The NX will be a 900p machine

MarkkyStorm on 08 February 2017
eyezofnight said:
i can honestly say i've never used a web browser on a console at all. why would you? i have a tablet and a laptop for that

Me too. Don't understand all that fuzz. We're in 2017, everybody with money enough to buy a Switch at launch have, at least, if not a PC, one smartphone. Why use a crappy browser in a console?