With AAA Clock popping up on the eShop this week (a literal clock app which, let's face it, is just absurd), Limited Run Games owner Josh Fairhurst has revealed that the company almost released its very own Clock for Nintendo's console. And part of us wishes it had become a reality.
Limited Run, who you'll know as one of the publishers specialising in physical releases of indie games on Switch, decided to develop "the absolute most pointless thing we could think of" back in May. Fairhurst explains that Clock had been approved with an official ESRB rating, was "100% ready for a physical release", and even had a trailer ready to go:
Ultimately, Clock has been permanently shelved, but we do have a sneak peek at what the physical edition would have included. Imagine trying to justify this purchase to your significant other...
It's very, very silly, but actually looks kinda cool? What's wrong with us?
Clock may well never see the light of day, but at least there are enough Calculators, Notepads, and Spy Alarms to keep us going, huh?
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Since it's done, they could have just release it for free.
I don't even wanna know how many people would have actually bought it.
....but it'll take you 2 years to get it...
I‘d like to watch an interview of the people who give ESRB ratings.
Just…no. Not at all.
I would've added a standard edition to an order, had they done it.
Though it just leaves me wondering why they couldn't proceed with this.
Maybe AAA Clock was able to release because it actually includes a game?
As the old saying goes: "Even a framed Limited Run physical collector's edition of a completely useless Nintendo Switch Clock app's art card is right once or twice a day despite constantly saying the same and usually being wrong."
On one hand, it'd be a brilliantly stupid idea, on the other hand it's just stupid.
And if you find yourself explaining and arguing the purchase of something probably way overpriced and this ridiculously useless, you already know what time it is anyway.
But look at the time, I must go for now. Look forward to next time.
If they had released it, Heritage would then have sold it for $2,000,000.00 as WATA would have rated it as 9.9 mint condition.
11/10 Mastapeace
And now when at least one copy of this shows up on ebay, it will have the price of several Atlantean Scions.
How can we ever describe time, as being pointless.
I'm pretty sure they're trolling, but it is kind of funny as satire on "collectors' editions" and the increasingly ridiculous amounts and types of tat these releases include. Even though LRG are a major contributor to that trend themselves, of course...
This show what LRG really thinks of people. They make the lowest effort into releases and the highest effort in milking its customers. They call them fans and act like rockstars. These guys are the worst.
You’d say they are poking fun at collectors editions and limited runs… but they are the monsters that turned the whole thing nasty. If they think this is funny they are laughing at people the buy the “pointless” tat from them. The fact they wanted to release and charge for something pointless speaks volumes
People buy way more pointless stuff that stuff they need. Like my patented Banana biter! Never tire your self by biting a banana with your mouth! In seventeen small to medium steps the banana can be bitten into bite size bites via machine before hitting your mouth! I've saved the world!
Should have had a custom controller with a tiny knob that you use to wind the mechanism.
You mean this company would do something that requires little effort for profit
Is this some sort of joke that I don't get?
This clock costs 10 bucks, but is 80% off if you pre-order it.
Includes a small game too.
Pointless release which requires Switch screen to be on at all times.
@Skunkfish No. You can pre-order it on eShop.
sigh
Humanity...
Limited Run must have had so much time on their hands...
Should have honestly gone with it, even for a VERY limited run. I bet there would be multiple people willing to pay for that glorious bundle. Besides, the trailer is pretty motivational and makes it a fitting followup to honour the concept of time with something it has probably never received before - a dedicated two-sided poster! No, calendars don't quite count.
Zero sarcasm, really. Plenty of consciously silly things thrive in the souvenir and memorabilia industry. For all we know, the very physical meme potential of this one could see LRG cover the costs and possibly even make a tangible profit.😄
I despair. I really do.
I’m in the crowd that thinks it’s hilarious. Although the art cards could actually serve a useful purpose as a very limited teaching aide to young kids. And the varied clock stylings in the ad suggest that LRG’s app would have a load of in-game options, which looks like more than AAA Clock does…
The soundtrack CDwould be a recording of a metronome
Absolutely would have bought this
That would of been an awesome April fool's announcement.
They have already gone into scummy territory so not surprising. Bottom of the barrel is fine for them as long as can make a buck off people who base purchases of fear of missing out.
Of course, only LRG would think of something as sh-y as this to release. 💩 Garbage, scumbag company.
Bloody hipsters
TIME..... To move on swiftly..... PS good luck selling that one
That's the most dramatic trailer for a clock I've ever seen.
Time is money and money is power. So.. Clock must be the most powerful game on Switch. Breath of the Wild killer, anyone?!
This is the company that's working on Plumbers Don't Wear Ties for Switch and this STILL seems too absurd.
Aw...
I want a physical release of that game.
Everyone has a Limited Run of minutes allotted to them... we just never know when that limit is...
Honestly though, this is so silly it would've been great. I especially like that one second shot of the guy with an axe in the trailer.
This is fake, stupid and lame. And that fake video is false advertising - you can't turn back time.
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