The opera web browser will be available for a trial download, shortly before its release next year.

With news that the Wii Forecast Channel is now active in Europe, Nintendo have followed it up with the news that a trial version of the Opera Web Browser will be available for Wii users to download on 22nd December.

The web browser will allow users to browse the internet, and it sits nicely alongside other internet-based features, such as the Wii Shop channel and the recently available Forecast channel.

The full version of the Opera browser will be available for Wii users from March next year, and will be free until the end of June. After June, users can purchase the software from the Wii Shop for 500 Wii Points (around GBP 3.50).