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News   GameCube Web Browser Development
- Posted By Michael Loewer, 05.29.2002

I was walking around on Day 2 of E3, checking out just about every third-party booth I could see to get my hands on more free stuff. You'd be amazed how many companies beg you to take their free t-shirts and such. It was at that point I noticed the sign for WildTangent, a company I had never heard of (sorry), but that had multiple free posters on their front counter.

If there's anything I love, it's posters, especially two of them with pictures of that chick from Witchblade. Obviously, I had to check these guys out.

So I walked in, and was greeted by a friendly and rather attractive woman. I gave her my usual speech:

"Hello, I'm from NGenres.com, and today I'm walking around checking out some of the smaller companies to see what they have to offer Nintendo gamers. I know WildTangent isn't really affiliated with Nintendo in any way, but I thought I'd check you guys out regardless. By the way, nice posters."

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOLLOWS

I ended up asking this nice woman if WildTangent had any dealings with Nintendo at all that I could reasonably report on. She then told me (hold on) that WildTangent was currently the lead company in talks to produce the major console web browsers, including the GameCube's, and that prototype software was already being created. I was rather taken aback by this, since Nintendo has refused to give out much, if any, information regarding their online plans. To make sure, I asked her to repeat what she had just said and ensured that I was actually allowed to print the story.

Allow me to state this again:

We have specific information that WildTangent is currently creating web browsers for all next-generation consoles, including the GameCube. Nintendo has mentioned nothing about this, but WildTangent confirms that a GameCube browser IS in the works as of right NOW and that they will be the final firm behind the software.

What does this mean for the GameCube? I really don't know, as I have no idea how long it takes to create a web browser for new hardware or if the creation of said browser has anything to do with the time-frame of Nintendo's online plans. The fact remains that this proves Nintendo is serious about moving the system online sometime in the future, and it may be more quickly than we realize.


Editor-in-Chief Michael Loewer, out.

Source: WildTangent