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Alarmo received too many orders such that Nintendo had to change it to lottery sale only for Switch Online subscribers

SHA

Member
Nintendo:

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Alarm = You work for the money
 
I wish Nintendo would just sell stuff and stop with the artificial supply constraints. It's one of the reasons I stopped following them as a developer/publisher. They shit all over their consumer base.
 

Miyazaki’s Slave

Gold Member
This was only in japan right? You can buy the clock just fine here in the US.

To be clear, as a "mark ass mark", I got some the other day for holiday gifts, but I just checked and you can still buy them in the US.
 

BlackTron

Member
They can sell anything to their base.

I know what you mean but I don't necessarily think anything. A massive part of Nintendo's DNA is in novelty toys. It pretty much kicked off their involvement with gaming (and they still lean into the novelty toy aspect of gaming).

They're the kind of company that wants to come up with Tomagotchi-like fads, but the hook still has to work. They can still fail at it.

I personally hate this thing but knew it would be a success. I usually don't expect them to do this kind of stuff unless the pure gaming side is hurting. Now they are just firing on every cylinder they know raking in money.
 
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FeralEcho

Member
Nintendo can make a literal dog shit with a mario cap and the fanbase will get in line all excited to try it out.

Zombies at this point...
 

Shifty1897

Member
For a hundred dollar alarm clock in a world where your cell phone easily replaces that functionality?

I don't want to hear you complaining about the economy if you got Alarmo money.
 

ADiTAR

ידע זה כוח
If people actually watched the video they know it does more than just alarm clock, it tracks sleep patterns and more.
Now I wouldn't say that makes it worth it, but it's more than just an alarm clock.

But people gotta be hatin'
 

Mossybrew

Member
Bunch of single middleaged nerdlings clamoring for a clock that makes their favorite vidjagame sounds lol this is the world we live in today folks.
 

Parazels

Member
So people wrote 100000 angry commentaries, why PS5 PRO costs $100 more, than they expected,

and the next day these people spent $100 on the alarm?!
 
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Inb4 Sony announces "Alarmbot"

It Will generate a small thermonuclear blast of You dont wake up 5 seconds after alarm rings.

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I would fucking buy an Astro Bot alarm clock so hard even though I haven't actually worked a job in over 2 years and literally don't need one anymore
 

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
It's a fucking alarm clock...

Smh.

But then again seeing people go ape shit over the Nintendo plushies, I am not surprised.
 
When you get over 60, Nintendo is nothing but a la la land.
I do want to check out Nintendo Land when it hits Universal in Florida though, lol.

It's kind of a bummer to feel not much of anything with Nintendo. They gave me so many great experiences as a kid. Mostly just apathetic to them now. I know they still make good games but I just don't care enough to play them.
 

Azelover

Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
Im happy with the Switch so i guess its alright if they want to also sell an alarm clock ⏰
I think people are messed up because everybody is expecting Switch 2 news. Announcing this weird clock at the present moment feels like they're trolling us.
 
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Bboy AJ

My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Glad I bought mine asap.

... I don't know why I bought this thing.
 

Astral Dog

Member
I think people are messed up because everybody is expecting Switch 2 news. Announcing this weird clock at the present moment feels like they're trolling us.
yeah but its funny imo, i don't believe Nintendo will show anything Switch 2 until early next year
 

StereoVsn

Gold Member
What if the reason Alarmo is connected to Nintendo Online is to secure a Switch 2 reservation? 🧐🧐🧐

Maybe after 100 successful alarm snoozes (one per day only), you get put into Switch 2 purchasing queue!?

It’s a 3D Chess move by Nintendo to defeat the scalpers and help their biggest fans!

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Fahdis

Member
Saying "adults can also disagree" is just stating the obvious - of course they can, but it’s not exactly a contribution, is it? Going online just to announce you don’t like something? That’s the laziest, most predictable type of engagement.

I think some people have mistaken their ability to disagree for some kind of social currency. Nerdbux. Edgelord nerdbux.

I consider this an idiotic take. Just for the fact that a forum exists. Saying nice things about multibillion dollar corporations feeding people slop is also lazy and predictable since you will feed them money. There is no harm in voicing a dislike or a like, you will still make your decisions. People talk shit about achivements here all the time as an example yet I love them. However, people have the right to voice their opinions and for the one concerned to defend it. This is how communication works. You want a mindhive? Purple forum exists.
 
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