Linux baby!
That’s right, Wii will be running on it’s own version of the Linux operating system, allowing for expanability, stability and new functionality to be added as time goes on. Wii will also be running a version of the Opera browser, similar to version running on the the DS. Makes me think i should be trying out this browser… if it’s good enough for Nintendo…
Here’s what Kiyoshi Saruwatari had to say:
Wii will have software based on a industry standard platform that’s open source. Linux. You read that right. Wii will have Linux as operating system with proprietary GUI and applications based on commonly open source for Linux programs. This probably make you all think of homebew and hacking and things like that, but the final system in closed and will allow only signed code etc and will be very secure, even though it’s technically compatible with a world of already existing software. You can count on a lot of 3rd party add ons, much like Opera. By default, Wii will not have a window manager, but a easy to understand and simple interface, similar to what other consoles have. Underneath is a powerful and stabel Linux kernel which keeps it all solid.
It’s almost as if Nintendo have listened to ever gamer (worth his or her salt) and responded with all the right answers.
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