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You are viewing a story from GN Version 5.0. Time may not have been kind to formatting, integrity of links, images, information, etc.

Switch utilizes NetFront Browser NX for its current browsing features

by rawmeatcowboy
06 March 2017
GN Version 5.0

- same browser as on the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Wii U, Nintendo 2DS, New Nintendo 3DS, & New Nintendo 3DS XL
- currently used on Switch for Nintendo Account related features, Nintendo eShop, upload of screenshots on SNS and more
- features “ultra-low levels of memory usage”
- supports all the latest web technologies: HTML5, CSS3, Gamepad API, WebP, WebSocket, and HTTP Cache
- thanks to “proprietary expansion spatial navigation technology”, users get smooth movement when using the arrow keys

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