3DS Web Browser Won't Support Flash or HTML5

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#1 F0urTwenty
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Well you read the title, I can understand Flash but not HTML5 like come on seriously. Nintendo you truly fudged up on this one, I am very disappoint. Let's all hope for a Youtube Channel or a future update to add HTML5 at least, it baffles me as to why it's not supported.

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#2 haziqonfire
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It is odd. Though I don't think I'd ever use the internet browser that much on the 3DS so I'm pretty indifferent.

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#3 Ghost120x
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All hope is lost for great online potential. what's next, no messaging system so all we do is see if our friend is online and nothing more.

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#4 emirblade
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They really screwed so much potential.

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#5 superfluidity
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The 3DS would probably drain its battery in like 30 minutes running flash anyway.

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#6 F0urTwenty
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The 3DS would probably drain its battery in like 30 minutes running flash anyway.

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This is why I can understand no flash, but no HTML5 support is just stupid IMO. Nintendo has made mistakes already with the 3ds and now it seems the want to follow that pattern.
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#8 destroyerHHH
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HTML5 video for Youtube would have been nice... However, there's still a fair chance that a Youtube App is in the works. Since Ninntendo is already working with Netflix, its a possibility you can't really ignore.
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#9 Will47
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I mostly play my DS/3DS on my bed. Seeing as my laptop is but a few feet away, I doubt I'll be using the browser that much anyway. But if it is somewhat fast and easy to use (faster and easyer than my ipod touch) then I might get a little use.
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#10 OreoMilkshake
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I knew that would happen.

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#11 LaytonsCat
Member since 2010 • 3652 Posts

Not surprising, anyone who thought otherwises was fooling themselves

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#12 knightseason
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Its not a big deal to me. How much is anyone going to use the browser anyway.

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#13 iAmAbel
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I was hoping they had it! then again im on ma laptop a lot -_-

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#14 Rod90
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OK. Just great. Good for Nintendo and his new handheld. Hooray.
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#15 chisoxrule
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Why are people complaining? It's a portable game console, not a laptop or tablet PC.

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#16 forgot_it
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Its not a big deal to me. How much is anyone going to use the browser anyway.

knightseason
People would have used it if it was worth using.
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#17 godfather_1
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[QUOTE="superfluidity"]

The 3DS would probably drain its battery in like 30 minutes running flash anyway.

F0urTwenty
This is why I can understand no flash, but no HTML5 support is just stupid IMO. Nintendo has made mistakes already with the 3ds and now it seems the want to follow that pattern.

HTML5 is still in its infancy and hasn't been properly optimised yet to use resources efficiently compared to Flash. So Flash would actually run better on 3DS than HTML5 for now that is.
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#18 DealRogers
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Seriously, the 3DS has a lot of flaws and I still love it. My love for Nintendo is big for sure.

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#19 helwa1988
Member since 2007 • 2157 Posts
not really an issue. i think flash on 3ds would run quite slow anyway.
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#20 Blabadon
Member since 2008 • 33030 Posts

Darn. Can't go on GameSpot Forums on a 3DS. HTML5 should be in the basics of the browsers.

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#21 iAmAbel
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But but but but!!!!!! They said its more powerful lthen the wii and the wii has youtube!

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#22 Rod90
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But but but but!!!!!! They said its more powerful lthen the wii and the wii has youtube!

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Youtube stopped working for me on the Wii browser.
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#23 ANIMEguy10034
Member since 2008 • 4955 Posts

No flash or HTML5?
The 3DS browser is not worthy of my time, but I'm hoping for future updates.

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#24 iAmAbel
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[QUOTE="iAmAbel"]

But but but but!!!!!! They said its more powerful lthen the wii and the wii has youtube!

Rod90

Youtube stopped working for me on the Wii browser.

Your funny :D

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#25 DGonlag
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Its not a big deal to me. How much is anyone going to use the browser anyway.

knightseason

This. Why would you care about a browser on a handheld anyway? Come on, it never works very well on a mobile device/handheld.

For internet i have my laptop.

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#26 Rod90
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[QUOTE="Rod90"][QUOTE="iAmAbel"]

But but but but!!!!!! They said its more powerful lthen the wii and the wii has youtube!

iAmAbel

Youtube stopped working for me on the Wii browser.

Your funny :D

I am sorry? I didn't made a joke... youtube does not work anymore on my wii browser.
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#27 DJ_Lae
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Here the lack of resolution in the screens is a much bigger concern to me than the lack of Flash or HTML5. I expect the 3DS will offer an internet browsing experience slightly above the one offered by the DSi - essentially garbage. Which is fine, it's a system built for gaming, and the screens are not web friendly.
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#28 FPS1337
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that's really stupid, no HTML 5, I hope that Nintendo has done something to make up for this or this is just false, but I was almost positive it would HTML5 atleast, like that's the only reason why someone would use the 3DS's web browser, to watch youtube 3D.
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#30 Gamingclone
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Im not surprised, besides, we shoudnt blame Nintendo for lack of flash/ html5, we need to blame which ever company is making the web browser for them.

Also, lets not be quick to forget that originally, the Wii didnt support flash. But later (granted a few years, but still) the Wii web broswer got flash. The 3DS browser could be the same.

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#32 PoisoN_Facecam0
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No flash, no HTML5.. whats the point then??
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#33 PoisoN_Facecam0
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Im not surprised, besides, we shoudnt blame Nintendo for lack of flash/ html5, we need to blame which ever company is making the web browser for them.

Also, lets not be quick to forget that originally, the Wii didnt support flash. But later (granted a few years, but still) the Wii web broswer got flash. The 3DS browser could be the same.

Gamingclone
No, we should blame nintendo, if they said, we want HTML5 and Flash the company would have to do it somehow, but they obviously didn't care enough to do that..
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#34 Pixel-Perfect
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Hrm. Well, they'll probably update it on the inevitable redesigns. :| Hurray.

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#35 Mii_ller
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It dosen't really matter to me. Flash isn't the most important thing on the web, and HTML5 isn't really that common yet. I'm sure once HTML5 becomes more common, Nintendo will make an update. And we'll just have to wait and see if theres gonna be an update for flash, which would be nice.

The 3DS browser isn't really made to replace the internet on computers or laptops, but it would be easy to pause a game and look for game hints or check your facebook if you don't want to run to your computer and boot it up.

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#36 darth-pyschosis
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this is a nintendo console. You're lucky it does anything web related in a half way decent manner

I mean c'mon the 3DS has like 128MB RAM. Who wants to browse the web on that and isn't a high school student? I'm sorry but most people can and should go to a public library or will already have a better source of internet than a 3DS.

It isn't a big deal.

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#37 FPS1337
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this is a nintendo console. You're lucky it does anything web related in a half way decent manner

I mean c'mon the 3DS has like 128MB RAM. Who wants to browse the web on that and isn't a high school student? I'm sorry but most people can and should go to a public library or will already have a better source of internet than a 3DS.

It isn't a big deal.

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Umm I'm pretty sure when I want to quickly just take out my mobile device and check my facebook it isn't worth going all the way to the public library.
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#38 Aquat1cF1sh
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This seems like it should be disappointing news but I doubt I'll use the web browser anyways, aside from trying it out for a few minutes.
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#39 DealRogers
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Seriously I'm starting to believe Nintendo does this only to avoid adult content from web pages in their "for all family" console. Maybe thats why we don't have messaging either, to avoid offensive words and such. :?

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#40 painguy1
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oh surprise surprise....knew this was gonna happen, but at the same time..am dissapoint.

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#42 Hrothgarfunkel
Member since 2009 • 248 Posts

Its not a big deal to me. How much is anyone going to use the browser anyway.

knightseason

This is true. Who cares that much? are you hurting for devices that can surf the internet?

The same is true for a messaging system. I have email, im, text messaging, and so many other forms of cummunication on my portable devices already. Having some kind of Nintendo Messaging systems almost seems like a pain. It's just another service that I would have to check for messages, etc.

Why do you want a messaging system on a device that is only hooked up to the net when you are near a network with a bunch of other devices with messaging options?

And, I'm not sure I care if it is because you parent's will not let you message on other devices...that is your issue, I'm talking about folks with mortgages :) .

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#43 darth-pyschosis
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[QUOTE="darth-pyschosis"]

this is a nintendo console. You're lucky it does anything web related in a half way decent manner

I mean c'mon the 3DS has like 128MB RAM. Who wants to browse the web on that and isn't a high school student? I'm sorry but most people can and should go to a public library or will already have a better source of internet than a 3DS.

It isn't a big deal.

FPS1337

Umm I'm pretty sure when I want to quickly just take out my mobile device and check my facebook it isn't worth going all the way to the public library.

My point is the web browsing experience on the device likely won't be anything write home about, i understand its neat from time to time, but I doubt anyone will prefer it to various other methods of getting on the web

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#44 deactivated-5e90a3763ea91
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Oh well. The browser doesn't seem like a very important part of the 3DS to me anyway. The games do. So you can go online and check out the news or weather if you need to, maybe check out wikipedia or google something. That's enough of a bonus.

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#45 ArchoNils2
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OMG Nintendo is years behind in technology? Especially online technologies? Seriously, I didin't expect it to be any good and I use my mobile phone for surfing anyway. They should have taken away the browser icon and should have give us the possibility to set there whatever we want, like a shortcut. I could use that for the photos ^^

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#46 iAmAbel
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Comon guys its not like we paid 250 just so we can use a browser lol

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#47  Edited By deactivated-5e90a3763ea91
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I knew that would happen.OreoMilkshake

Awesome. Good episode of Curb, and good analogy-ish-thing. XD

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#48 magtatahong
Member since 2011 • 25 Posts
im quite surprised of how no one brought up the power of 3ds to switch apps while playing i was in perfect joy when i learned that. But to learn that the browser is as useless as a 1990 browser this sux.. i bought 3ds solely for the perk to have a 3d online experience now this thx for my 3d texts LOL. Next week there's going to be a 3d phone that'll be taking the supposed customers. true story
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#49 VendettaRed07
Member since 2007 • 14012 Posts

I don't really care about flash but no HTML5 makes no sense...

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#50 dontshackzmii
Member since 2009 • 6026 Posts

3ds is to weak to run flash its not a shocked to me.