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For many years, I’ve depended on my phone to get me out of bed in the morning, and I’ve hated it. I’d easily snooze or catch myself doom scrolling instead of starting my morning routine. That all changed after my brother gifted me perhaps the best Christmas present I’ve received over the last few years: a Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo, which you can now get on Walmart or Target for $99.99. It was previously only available on the Nintendo store.
$99.00
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$99.00
at Walmart
Save $218.50
$99.98
at Target
$99.98
at Target
The Alarmo is a digital alarm clock that needs to be connected to an outlet with a USB cable to be powered on. You no longer need a Switch Online membership to buy (or use it). It comes with many built-in themes you can choose from, including Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 3, Pikmin 4, and Ring Fit Adventure. Nintendo says you can expect to download more in the future for free, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The Alarmo uses a motion sensor to detect that you’re getting out of bed to stop the alarm from going off.
I’ve been using the The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild theme since I set it up and have been using it for months with great results. Because I need to get up to stop the alarm, and I don’t want the alarm to wake up my fiancée, it’s been effective. I never thought Nintendo would be the one to fix my morning issues and over-dependence on my phone.
Something to note is that although there is no snooze feature, it is designed to temporarily stop the music when you move, essentially snoozing. But it’s not a pleasant snooze since the music will keep on playing, progressively getting louder. You can also easily unplug it to turn it off completely since there’s no battery, but it has been working great for me regardless.
