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Nintendo Alarmo review - Mario's charm can't justify alarm clock's £90 price tag

Every morning over the past few weeks I've woken up to the soft wahoos of the Super Mario brothers, the chirping of Pik…

Every morning over the past few weeks I've woken up to the soft wahoos of the Super Mario brothers, the chirping of Pikmin, or snippets from Zelda: Breath of the Wild's beautiful orchestral score. Watch on YouTube It's here that Alarmo can switch your alarm for a much louder, more frantic version: Bowser suddenly roaring at you to get out of bed, Pikmin screaming as Bulborbs attack, Breath of the Wild's Guardians training their lasers on your sleeping body... There are hourly chirps you can switch on to have a regular Nintendo audio dose, you can set sounds to play softly as you drift to sleep, and there are a few dozen music tracks in all.

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