Limited alarm options with awful sounds Sound effects when you move around are unbearable Overpriced and unnecessary motion sensing tech There aren't many companies that could get me excited by announcing that they're releasing an alarm clock.

Nintendo is weird and I absolutely love it for that. In addition to releasing generation-defining games like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Odyssey, the company isn’t afraid to take wild turns and release hardware no one could have ever predicted beforehand.

Alarmo detects your movements and will increase the volume if you don't get up. For now, it's limited to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.

Nintendo just announced its new Alarmo clock with a motion sensor, and even though we’re still soaking in the $100 device, the company also shared a look at some interesting early prototypes that reveal how the project changed during its development.

That Nintendo gadget that showed up on the Federal Communications Commission’s site last month is sadly not the Switch 2. While the gaming giant confirmed

Nintendo’s Alarmo will play music from Super Mario and Legend of Zelda

It appears this is the mystery Nintendo gadget that hit the FCC last month. In addition to the motion features, a big part of the device appears to be its immersive sounds, which are pulled from five different Switch games: Breath of the Wild,