Leaked Nintendo Hardware Turns Out To Be The Furthest Thing From Switch 2

A recent Nintendo FCC filing once again resurrected hopes for a reveal of the Nintendo Switch's successor, but the hardware has turned out to be something vastly different. Nintendo is often tight-lipped when it comes to upcoming products, so it's not uncommon for concepts to first hit the public when people uncover new patents or similar reports. In this case, a wireless device from the company appeared in a Federal Communications Commission filing, but details like the lack of a battery and the lack of any reference to game consoles indicated that it wasn't what people had been waiting for.

Nintendo has now announced the Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo, revealed in a trailer on the Nintendo of America YouTube channel, which Tom Warren notes on Twitter as the "" from the FCC filing. Alarmo plays music to wake up users, but it diverges from the standard alarm clock by responding to the user's movement with sounds from video games.

Alarmo is already available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers on the My Nintendo Store website, where it retails for $99.99. Those who don't have Nintendo Switch Online but happen to live in proximity to the Nintendo New York store can buy it there instead, while supplies last.

The price tag on Alarmo is obviously quite a bit more expensive than the average alarm clock, situating it as a product that might only be for superfans. Plenty of comments on the news are already responding negatively to the price, but there's still some enthusiasm for a Nintendo alarm clock so dedicated to its concept.

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The idea itself is also bound to be divisive by nature. While incorporating music and sounds from Nintendo games is cute, it doesn't necessarily feel like one of Nintendo's most revolutionary gimmicks, and whether it sounds like an enjoyable part of the morning routine is definitely going to be