Nintendo Unveils Sound Clock: Alarmo, an Interactive Alarm Clock Arriving Early 2025
Level Up Your Morning Routine
Ever wish that you could wake up in one of the playful worlds from Nintendo? Well, it’s time to stop dreaming! Introducing Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo – an interactive alarm clock designed to add some Nintendo charm to your home and your daily routine. Alarmo will be available at retail starting in early 2025 at a suggested price of $99.99 USD, and Nintendo Switch Online members in the U.S. and Canada can purchase it early via the My Nintendo Store right now!
Alarmo features motion sensor technology that responds to your movements, allowing you to snooze your alarm with motion alone and stop it by getting out of bed. Tailor your routine and make waking up fun by picking from 35 scenes inspired by five Nintendo titles – Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 3, Pikmin 4 and Ring Fit Adventure – then set a time and let Alarmo handle the rest.
In the morning you’ll experience immersive sounds and music from the scene you picked. Rise to sounds of the Mushroom Kingdom with Mario and friends, begin your day’s adventure with Link and Princess Zelda, or start fresh with the Inklings from Splatoon 3. And those are just some of the experiences you can wake up to!
That’s not all – you can also check Records to see how much you move around in your sleep, set an hourly chime themed to your chosen title, and change between Steady or Gentle Modes for your morning alarm. In Steady Mode, the alarm will gradually get more intense the longer you stay in bed, whereas Gentle Mode offers a more consistent intensity level. There’s also Button Mode for a more traditional, tactile “hit the snooze button” alarm clock experience. You can even use sleepy sounds to wind down with soothing music and sounds at your set bedtime.
Plus, if you link your Nintendo Account you can download scenes from the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons games via free updates when they become available. For more insight into the development of Alarmo, be sure to check out the Ask The Developers interview on the Nintendo website, here.
Right now, only Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members in the U.S. and Canada can purchase Alarmo at My Nintendo Store. To sign up for either membership, or for more information about the special offers and benefits of each, visit https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online/. Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo is also available at the Nintendo NY store, with no Nintendo Switch Online membership required for purchase.
Whether you’re looking to up your wake-up game, add a splash of Nintendo color to your home or just wind down with your favorite characters, Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo is not just an alarm clock — it adds a bit of fun to your whole day.
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hawk
That's a cute clock, but my alarm clock is a crying toddler.
kingbroly
27d agoThis is the most Nintendo thing ever. Everyone on baited breadth for Switch 2, Nintendo announces a clock.
vinlauria
27d agoWelp, there's the Switch successor. Go home everybody, we got clocked.
mereel
27d agoIs this thing going to be available everywhere and clearanced for $30 bucks in a year, or is this going to be another short supply situation where the value is $500 a year from now because they have stopped being made?
conangiga
27d agoThe scalpers are sharpening their knives as we speak.
hawk
27d agoThat's a cute clock, but my alarm clock is a crying toddler.
wait1minuteplz
27d agoWhat's nice about this is that this process can test how Nintendo can supply their Switch successor online orders. With the clock currently being an early access purchase to those who have both a My Nintendo account AND an active Nintendo Online Subscription, it can deter the scalpers for a bit before it's released to the general public. The only other way right now is to physically go to Nintendo NY where you don't have to show proof of your Nintendo Online accounts until it's available to all at a later date.
I wouldn't mind if this is how the Switch successor ordering process works so that active current-Switch owners can have first dibs.
lionk
27d agoWoAh! This thing is next gen! O_ o
lucius6
27d agoBack in the Wii U era, Nintendo were working on a Quality of Life device that was apparently related to sleep and had a non-rectangular display. It was assumed cancelled, but I bet it turned into this.
This is exactly what QOL materialized as. QOL was stated to track the user's sleep habits via a bedside motion sensor. That's precisely what this is. They just made it into a cute little alarm clock rather than some weird standalone device.
I'm honestly baffled why console manufacturers haven't been using a similar system for console launches by now. They all have account systems that they use to track various data sets on us, why not put that to good use for once and reduce scalping?
If say take it even further for a console launch:
Open up orders first for users who've purchased a full-price game in the last 6 months.
Then extend orders to active online subscribers.
Then account holders, etc.
Give priority to your most loyal customers first.
Then by the time scalpers can get them in droves, all the dedicated fans (the ones who are going to pay scalper prices) already have their console.
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