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| - On December 12 2008, one month after the release of the DSi, Nintendo announced that the Nintendo DS and its companions would be supplemented by a brand new handheld console codenamed Nintendo Zero, set for release in 2009. On February 4 2009, the name was confirmed as the Nintendo Nitro, the codename for the DS. Very few details were released at the time of its announce, except for the sliding design and the multimedia features. As the year went on, more details were revealed; the SD and USB connectors, the new Multitouch touch screen and the unique operating system, tentatively titled Nintendo FMN(File Manager Nitro). The turn and tilt features and launch titles were kept remarkably secret until two months before the consoles release. The turn and tilt functions were revealed, the operat
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| - On December 12 2008, one month after the release of the DSi, Nintendo announced that the Nintendo DS and its companions would be supplemented by a brand new handheld console codenamed Nintendo Zero, set for release in 2009. On February 4 2009, the name was confirmed as the Nintendo Nitro, the codename for the DS. Very few details were released at the time of its announce, except for the sliding design and the multimedia features. As the year went on, more details were revealed; the SD and USB connectors, the new Multitouch touch screen and the unique operating system, tentatively titled Nintendo FMN(File Manager Nitro). The turn and tilt features and launch titles were kept remarkably secret until two months before the consoles release. The turn and tilt functions were revealed, the operating system was renamed Nitro OS, and the titles The Legend of Zelda: Saria's Stone and Kirby: Rush 'N' Roll were unveiled. This turned up the anticipation to breaking point right before the console's release, just as Nintendo had wanted. The console was first launched in Japan on the 25 August 2009 for ¥15,000, and in North America and Europe on the 27 August 2009, for $149.99 and £129.99 respectively. Satoru Iwada, the president of Nintendo, said this of the console's release: 'For me and everyone here at Nintendo, the Nitro's launch is an important event. We have put our all into developing this new product, and hopefully it will attract all sorts of gamers. From the hardcore competitive type, to the casual person who just wants a pick up and play experience. We feel that it is a welcome departure from the DS, which we will continue to manufacture and support.'
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