Nintendo to delay Alarmo sales in Europe. There won't be enough devices for everyone

Nintendo has announced a postponement of the general sale of the Alarmo interactive alarm clock in the European region.

Originally, the device was supposed to go on sale in mid-January 2025, but now it will only be available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. For the general public, the device will arrive no earlier than March.

The situation resembles events in Japan, where a lottery sales format was introduced due to a limited number of devices. However, the American market has so far avoided such issues.

Alarmo is a unique alarm clock priced at around $100 that offers a range of interactive features. It plays sounds from popular Nintendo games, reacts to movement, and turns off when getting out of bed or waving a hand. In addition, the device can track the owner's sleep quality.

Nintendo continues to update the alarm clock's features: in December 2024, themes from Mario Kart 7 Deluxe were added, complementing the existing sets from Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 3, Pikmin 4, and Ring Fit Adventure.

When Alarmo goes on general sale in March, it can be purchased at official My Nintendo Store shops in the UK and Ireland, as well as from Nintendo partners in other European countries.

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