We kept waiting, but Nintendo finally did the right thing and announced all-new hardware. Unfortunately, this isn’t a new game console, but rather a very Nintendo-ish smart alarm clock. Alarmo has a motion sensor and can snooze based on your movement. (There’s also a physical snooze button.)
You can also check how much you move while you sleep, and the clock plays sleep sounds and music.
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Set your watch’s background to scenes inspired by Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 3, Pikmin 4, Ring Fit Adventure, and more. The company says it plans to add more games as updates in the future. And when it’s time to wake you up, Alarmo uses music and sounds from those games.
At this time, Antiques is only available if you are a Nintendo Switch Online member in the US and Canada. As of the time I finished writing today’s TMA, the watch was available for purchase on Nintendo’s UK site, although other regions would have to wait. The $100 Alarmo is available to order online now, and Nintendo says it will be available in retail stores early next year.
— Matt Smith
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