If the folks over at NeoGAF are correct then it looks like the end of the line for the Nintendo DS web browser. According to this forum post Nintendo has ceased production of the lackluster application, so whatever is left floating around at retail is all there will ever be. It's a shame to see the browser go under so soon, but it's even more of a shame that the browser was such a half-hearted product to begin with. Nintendo of America took seemingly forever to release it in the USA (Japan and Europe had it ahead of us) and once the company finally set it free we were all dismayed to find no upgrades or enhancements were added during that extra time. Worse, the browser is supposedly very slow to display web pages, offers no Flash support, and is just generally a poor product.
Give me the Sony PlayStation Portable web browser any day when it comes to mobile web work. Hey Nintendo, here's some free advice: when development of the DS's successor swings into high gear, consider building a competent web browser into the device's firmware. Perhaps the DS web browser could be somewhat forgiven for its failings if it didn't also take up the DS's game card slot and Game Boy Advance slot while in use. I like being able to carry a single gadget that has multiple games ready to go, and the DS web browser's requirements consume those resources. Strike 3, game over, thanks for playing.
