Internet browser (Nintendo 3DS)

Web browser
Basic data
developer	Nintendo
Publishing year	2011
Current version	1.7622
category	Web browser
License	GNU Lesser General Public License
German speaking	Yes
	Official US website ; Official UK website ; Official JP website

The Internet Browser ( Japanese : インターネットブラウザー , Intānetto Burauzā ) is a web browser designed for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console . It was released on June 6, 2011 in Northern Europe and on June 7, 2011 in Europe , Australia and Japan via firmware update . Access to websites can be restricted since update 5.0.0-11.

An improved version of the browser was released for the newer models New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 2DS XL , which brought improvements such as playing HTML5- based videos in 2D and 3D and improved CPU performance. The New Nintendo 3DS and the XL variant can play them in higher resolution due to a faster GPU and a faster chip for decoding the videos. In addition, the new browser renders the pages faster than its predecessor.

Features

The internet browser shows Wikipedia on a Nintendo 3DS

The browser is integrated into the console's system environment and can be used while another application is open in the background. It is operated with the pen supplied, but can also be used with the analog stick or the control pad . The browser supports HTML , CSS , JavaScript and a few HTML5 elements. However, it does not play back video and music files based on Flash . It can also display 3D images with the .MPO file extension on the top screen . These and normal JPEG images can be saved on the device's SD card . Furthermore, JPEG and MPO images can be uploaded from the device's gallery. Due to limited memory, sometimes large web pages cannot be fully downloaded.

A new video player is integrated into the browser of the New 3DS, which plays both 2D videos and 3D videos based on HTML5 . This makes it possible to play YouTube videos without your own app.

The user can choose between the search engines Google and Yahoo . There is an option to automatically fit text to the size of the screen. Bookmarks can also be created. Up to 32 pages visited can be saved in the browser history before the old pages are overwritten.

The browser is based on NetFront NX v1.0 which uses the WebKit engine which is similar to that used in desktop web browsers such as Google Chrome or Apple Safari .

Technical specifications

The specifications are fully available both on the Nintendo website and in the browser manual.

Supported web standards

HTML 4.01 / HTML5 (partially)
XHTML 1.1
CSS 1 / CSS 2.1 / CSS 3 (partially)
DOM levels 1-3
ECMAScript (partial support of the fifth edition of ECMA-262)
XMLHttpRequest Level 2
Canvas element (partially)

Logs

HTTP 1.0 / HTTP 1.1
SSLv3
TLS 1.0,1.1,1.2.

Supported image formats

Supported video formats (New Nintendo 3DS only)

MPEG4
H264

Plugins

Plugins (such as Adobe Flash Player ) are not supported. There is no way to install additional plugins.

Web standards support

Games based on HTML5

According to HTML5test.com, the 3DS's browser scored 80 out of a possible 555 points, which is a higher score than the PlayStation 3's 53 and the Wii's 66 points. This is still a lower score than many modern console browsers get today. The New 3DS achieved 311 points, placing it second behind the Nvidia Shield in the mobile gaming category and third among all game consoles. The 3DS and the New 3DS can play some (but not all, according to the hardware requirements of Nintendo) HTML5 based games that have a <canvas> element and can play most CSS and JavaScript based games.

Games and animations based on CSS3

According to CSS3test.com, the browser achieved 68% of the CSS3 compatibility test. Some CSS3 animations are still displayed correctly even though they are listed as incompatible.

Individual evidence

↑ Wesley Yin: Nintendo 3DS e-Shop and browser delayed News • News • 3DS • . Eurogamer.net. May 12, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
↑ Nintendo 3DS. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015 ; accessed on May 10, 2020 (English).
↑ Internet browser | Nintendo 3DS . Nintendo. July 14, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
↑ ニンテンドー 3DS ソフトウェア｜任天堂. Retrieved May 6, 2020 (Japanese).
↑ Nintendo 3DS - Internet Browser Specifications at Nintendo . Nintendo.com. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
↑ CSS3test . css3test.com/. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ For example, Neography's "Our Solar System" experiment

[1] Wesley Yin: Nintendo 3DS e-Shop and browser delayed News • News • 3DS • . Eurogamer.net. May 12, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

[2] Nintendo 3DS. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015 ; accessed on May 10, 2020 (English).

[3] Internet browser | Nintendo 3DS . Nintendo. July 14, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

[4] ニンテンドー 3DS ソフトウェア｜任天堂. Retrieved May 6, 2020 (Japanese).

[5] Nintendo 3DS - Internet Browser Specifications at Nintendo . Nintendo.com. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

[6] CSS3test . css3test.com/. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[7] For example, Neography's "Our Solar System" experiment