Nintendo is postponing public Alarmo sales in Japan

Nintendo has postponed plans to make its sound clock, Alarmo, available for sale to the public in Japan, due to a shortage of units.

The “interactive sound clock” was made available for purchase in October, temporarily only for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. In Japan, a lottery was introduced at Nintendo’s official stores for potential buyers.

Nintendo previously announced plans to put Alarmo on general sale to non-NSO subscribers early next year. However, in Japan at least, the company has now said it’s postponing such plans due to a shortage of inventory.

It’s not yet clear if the postponement will affect regions outside of Nintendo’s home territory, such as North America and Europe, but VGC has asked the company for clarification.

Alarmo retails for $99.99 in the US and Canada, and £89.99 in the UK. In addition to playing sounds inspired by Nintendo games to wake up the user, the clock reacts to body movement by playing other sounds from the company’s games.

Users can snooze the alarm with gestures and end it simply by getting out of bed (or by pressing a button if they prefer). Alarmo can also keep a record of the user’s movements while they’re asleep.

“Alarmo responds to your body’s movement with game sounds, so you can feel like you’re waking up in the game world itself, “according to Nintendo.

“Set an alarm inspired by five Nintendo games, with more alarms on the way as free updates as they become available.”