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Nintendo no longer publicly launching £99 Alarmo clock in Japan this January


Nintendo will no longer launch its Alarmo alarm clock to the general public this January within Japan, the company has …

Nintendo will no longer launch its Alarmo alarm clock to the general public this January within Japan, the company has said, blaming its "production and inventory situation". In Japan, the popularity of the product - and the lack of stock - led Nintendo to open a lottery for subscribers to get a chance of obtaining one. After a couple of weeks waking up to Alarmo each morning, I ultimately decided its fun probably wasn't worth the £99 price tag, despite an array of tunes themed around Pikmin, Mario, Zelda and other top franchises.

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