The Wii U web browser's HTML5 gaming capabilities

Post by lucian1900 » Mon, Dec 10, 2012, 11:06 AM UTC

toni wrote: post #9

gaaaaaaaarf wrote: post #3

A shame that they implemented a broken localStorage. Interesting that it is no longer Opera, but WebKit under the hood according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_U_Internet_Browser

> A shame that they implemented a broken localStorage If as he describes "the data is wiped when the browser is closed", then i think Wii U implemented "SessionStorage".

Post by onetwothreefour » Tue, Dec 11, 2012, 3:27 AM UTC

georgemcbay wrote: post #6

hayksaakian wrote: post #2

While what it does support is cool, what it does not support is more worrying. I doubt the browser will be a high priority for them, so the lack of audio support and web sockets will likely persist for longer than most PC browsers.

As a Wii U owner, I'm actually shocked how great the Wii U's browser is considering how half-baked other parts of the system currently are. Sure, it doesn't have all of the newest HTML5 features, but compared to your average browser-on-a-console, the Wii U's is surprisingly functional for general purpose web browsing and way better than what I was expecting. Also, the Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime Streaming apps are…