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Nintendo's Alarmo is designed for single people – here's why

You won't be able to enjoy the motion sensing features of Alarmo if you sleep with someone

Alarmo includes a motion sensor that responds to your movement as you awake from your slumber, but it won’t work properly if there’s more than one sleeper in the bed. Whether or not your partner would welcome the sounds of Nintendo’s iconic games into the bedroom is one thing, but it’s disappointing that Alarmo’s motion sensor won’t work unless you’re sleeping alone. Nintendo’s announcement video, which you can watch below, also only shows single people waking from a blissful night’s sleep, further cementing the point that Alarmo isn’t designed for couples.

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