Nintendo has announced that it is delaying the availability of Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo for non-Nintendo Switch Online members until early March 2025.
This marks a delay of nearly two months after the firm initially confirmed that NSO exclusivity would remain in place until mid-January 2025. Furthermore, its availability in the UK and Ireland will be limited to the 'My Nintendo Store' website, while European customers may be able to pick it up at select retailers.
Nintendo has not provided any reasoning for the delay, but the product's impressive early success since its launch on 9th October 2024 may mean that the company is struggling to meet demand.
Nintendo is also widely expected to reveal the Switch successor in the coming weeks, though whether this has had any impact on its plans around Alarmo is debatable and, frankly, doubtful at best.
Alarmo launched with themes from multiple Switch games, including Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 3, Pikmin 4, and Ring Fit Adventure. It has since been updated to add in new alarms from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Are you waiting on Nintendo to open up sales of Alarmo to everybody, or has the prospect of the upcoming 'Switch 2' trumped any interest in the firm's quirky little alarm clock? Let us know with a comment.
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Maybe, I don't care! Good on those that want to spend on this.
All I care about is one thing and one thing only: The Switch 2.
More than the delay which can happen I find surprising that "in the UK and Ireland [its availability] will be limited to the 'My Nintendo Store' website" even after removing the NSO limitation while luckily us other European will be able to get it also at other retailers, weird that there's such a distinction!
@JohnnyMind
First I thought maybe it has something to do with import taxes since the UK isn't part of the EU anymore. But Ireland still is, so that can't be the reason. Yes, very strange indeed.
I already have mine, so I'm good, but hopefully everyone who wants one will be able to snag this thing before long.
I got mine right away and its really helped me break the habit of staying in bed after waking up. Although, I do find myself flailing like a seal in trying to set it on snooze.
No thanks.
To be fair, been using the same alarm clock for 20 years and have only changed the batteries about 3 times.
Not that I could order it as the Nintendo UK Store doesn't understand that you need to put a customs form on post to Guernsey
Damn I was looking forward to this more than Switch 2 .
Gives those people a chance to spend that money on their mortgage payments I suppose.
I'm having a bit a laugh at these comments. The clock is like £89.99. People spend that much just on other junk everyday, including videogames.
Like every other non-essential (that includes games), spend what you like and have fun.
@stephanxliko could be because Ireland is in the EU but not part of the Schemgen area. UK is of course not in EU anymore so could be the logistics of supplying a non schengan country and a non EU country.
Plus there's no actual specialist games stores left in Ireland to supply. Game left ages ago and Gamespot left more recently. Smyths toys is basically the biggest game store" now. Some other electronics places do games but very limited selections
Glad I got one for Christmas. I haven’t used it much, it’s just a cute little £90 paperweight when you don’t have it as an alarm, but now I’m in college again I’ll probably start actively using it.
I know less about this device than I do about Switch 2 at this point.
@Roibeard64
Your explanation makes a lot of sense. Thank you.
"Nintendo Delays Alarmo Availability For Non-NSO Members Until March (Europe)"
"Nintendo has not provided any reasoning for the delay"
Perhaps Nintendo is focusing hard on Switch 2, so Alarmo will have to wait.
I bought an Alarmo, and I can't imagine a parent dropping £90 in Smyths to buy this for their kid as an alarm clock.
I figured the issue is low sales, but the article says good sales, I hope that means after Animal Crossing we get more games and features! I want 10-15 min sleep sounds!
Got one for Christmas. I kinda love it honestly. The other day Zelda woke me up saying “Link, open your eyes” it was great. I also agree that the sleepy sounds should have an option to run way longer. BOTW theme is best one
Nobody asked for this.
I grabbed one for my nine year old daughter for Christmas and she loves it, even though she’s not really into gaming. It’s super cute, and the motion-detection stuff is cool.
But it really needs a few basic features added - alarm demos (you can’t preview what an alarm will sound like!?!), and a way to set multiple alarms or different times on different days - if that means setting up from an Alarmo app, then make an app!
Kind of want one… but holding off for the hope of a gold or green Zelda themed one.
Could never understand the hype behind an alarm clock. I mean sure it's kind of a neat looking one with some cool features but it's still just an alarm clock at the end of the day. For $100 it just didn't seem worthwhile for me, I just use my phone when I need an alarm.
@VHSGREMLIN Iwata asked for this.
@SwitchplayerJohn nah.
I picked mine up day one from Nintendo, and it's been a wonderful addition to my morning routine.
I ended up not liking the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe theme much (the hourly chime for that one is just awful), but I am still waiting for the Animal Crossing theme. I'm back to the Zelda theme for now.
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