There’s a nap for that.
Because until you do, Alarmo doesn’t want to stop.
I often greet it with a handwave, a suggestion at some vague inclination to get up, perhaps.
This affords a short reprieve from its noise, but not for long.
I’m standing up!
Look, Alarmo, I am physically leaving the room.The gear chirps happily behind me, mission accomplished.
Yes, I am indeed now out of bed.
But at what cost?
Why is it so costly compared to other alarm clocks?
Is it the clock screen, which shows some simple graphics?
Is it the clever motion sensor?
Is it Nintendo looking to fill a hole in its financeswithout Switch 2 this year?
(It also notices if you sneak back into bed for a period after its alarm sounds.
You win this one, Alarmo.)
That said, the sensor does detectallmovement - so anyone else in the room moving will trigger it also.
That’s because Alarmo has little else to offer beside its motion detection.
There’s curiously little.
Where’s the real game, here?
How can I improve my wake-up high score?
It seems odd to suggest, and certainly Nintendo has released other non-gaming hardware historically.
I’m reminded of Super Nintendo World, where building a Mario-themed theme park wasn’t enough for Nintendo.
Instead, attendees get activity-tracking wristbands to gamify their visits and collect rewards.
Most of all, and perhaps closest to Alarmo’s feature set,I’m reminded of Pokemon Sleep.
But, for now, Alarmo costing 90 makes it hard to recommend.
A Nintendo Alarmo was provided to Eurogamer by Nintendo.
