Summary

  • Nintendo has revealed its mysterious new device, long-teased as the “next Switch”, is actually an alarm clock.
  • Named Alarmo, the $99 device can snooze with motion control and features displays of various Nintendo characters, waking users to related franchise sound effects.
  • It is available to purchase by subscription holders now, but Nintendo has not ruled out a mass launch in the future.
  • Meanwhile, hackers have taken control of the device, with one modder managing to get a version of Doom running on it.
  • Nintendo has also revealed early prototypes of the Alarmo, showing its evolution from a gray, box-like device to the rounded red model released today.

By Verge Staff

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