The latest Nintendo Alarmo update doesn’t do much to wipe away my buyer’s remorse
- The latest Nintendo Alarmo firmware update is now live
- It contains a handful of scenes from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Alarmo owners can download the update now if they have connected the device to the internet
The Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo is perhaps the most bizarre piece of gaming hardware released this year, but as Nintendo promised at launch, it has just received another major update.
This latest Nintendo Alarmo update brings Mario Kart 8 Deluxe scenes to the alarm clock device. As shared by the Nintendo of AmericaAlarmo owners can now update their clock to the latest version (if they’ve painstakingly entered their Wi-Fi password via the clunky dial on top of the device) to receive the new scenes.
The Nintendo Alarmo update adds seven unique ones Mario Kart 8 Deluxe scenes with all music and images from the best-selling game of the Nintendo Switch. Honestly, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a pretty good choice for the Alarmo, with its upbeat jazz soundtrack that definitely has the potential to make me more of a morning person.
Other than that, not much has changed with the Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo. It’s still a very expensive alarm clock that undoubtedly has that Nintendo-esque polish and quirkiness. But at the end of the day, it’s still just a very extravagant way to wake you up at the crack of dawn, when you could – perhaps rather cynically – just have your phone do that too.
Hopefully Alarmo will get even more meaningful updates in the future to make a purchase more attractive. Perhaps integration with the recently launched Nintendo Music mobile app, or even some sort of Nintendo Switch 2 support once that console arrives sometime next year.