Nintendo Adds Animal Crossing: New Horizons Theme to Its $100 Alarm Clock
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Key points
- Nintendo’s Alarmo is finally receiving an Animal Crossing: New Horizons theme.
- Users can update the clock by connecting it to the internet.
- Alarmo was released in 2024 and became widely available in March 2025.
Nintendo announced that it’s adding an Animal Crossing: New Horizons theme to Alarmo, the company’s $100 alarm clock. Users can now update their clocks by simply connecting them to the internet and following the on-screen prompts.
Alarmo was released in 2024 but is only available at Nintendo stores and online for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. It only became widely available in March 2025. As mentioned, its primary function is that of an alarm clock, but with a Nintendo twist.
Users can set the clock’s themes to their favorite Nintendo franchise, assuming that it’s already added. Here are the themes currently available:
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Super Mario Bros.
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Super Mario Odyssey
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Splatoon 3
- Pikmin 4
- Ring Fit Adventure
According to Forbes, Nintendo developed the Alarmo in partnership with the health company ResMed and is its first entry into the quality-of-life segment of technology.
Aside from being an alarm clock, it also tracks the user’s sleep automatically, provided that they’re the only person sleeping next to it. Its frequently asked questions section says that users should use Button Mode if there is more than one person nearby. The clock also plays soundscapes from Nintendo games, even having an hourly chime and sleepy sounds catered to the user’s chosen theme.
