Aug 9, 2011 15:38 GMT  ·  By

Although Nokia has already announced that its first and only MeeGo smartphone, the N9 won't be available in all regions across the globe, it appears that the company felt the need to reaffirm its position towards the phone's availability.

We assumed that due to the positive reception of the phone, even ahead of its official launch Nokia would see that the N9 will be available in additional countries.

However, it appears that the Finnish company does not plan to release the MeeGo smartphone in other regions and is limiting the phone's market to only several countries.

The company's latest statement made for the guys over at Engadget, clearly implies that Nokia N9 will not make it to United States any time soon.

"After the very positive reception to the launch of the Nokia N9, the product is now being rolled out in countries around the world. At this time we will not be making it available in the US. Nokia takes a market by market approach to product rollout, and each country makes its own decisions about which products to introduce from those available. Decisions are based on an assessment of existing and upcoming products that make up Nokia's extensive product portfolio and the best way in which to address local market opportunities.”

Still, there's a slim chance that major retailer in America, such as Best Buy and Amazon, may include the smartphone onto their portfolio soon after its European launch, which is slated for August 19.

US Nokia fans who are hoping to get their hands on the N9 should not be disappointed by Nokia's recent statement, as the phone's launch in United Stated might be possible at a later date.

In this regard, it is worth mentioning that Nokia already stated that the N9 will not be available in the UK.

However, UK retailer Expansys already listed six variants of the N9, which are now available for pre-order.

A release in the US for the N9 might be possible following the same pattern as the UK release, but this has yet to be confirmed by any of the major retailers in the country.