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