Nintendo Switch 2 Released Early

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ActRaiser
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Nintendo Switch 2 Released Early

Postby ActRaiser » October 9th, 2024, 10:09 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMqWTkgDt6A

For a limited time*, paid Nintendo Switch Online members in the United States and Canada can purchase Alarmo online via the My Nintendo Store before it is available to purchase by the general public. All visitors to the Nintendo New York store can purchase Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo in person at launch while supplies last.

*Early access available until early 2025 at the Nintendo NY store and online in the United States and Canada. Nintendo Account and paid Nintendo Switch Online membership required for online purchase during early access period.

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Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Released Early

Postby DaHeckIzDat » October 9th, 2024, 10:19 am

Is this clickbait? How does a Nintendo alarm clock equate to the Switch 2 being released?

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Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Released Early

Postby ActRaiser » October 9th, 2024, 10:32 am

It's a joke...

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Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Released Early

Postby Voor » October 10th, 2024, 2:53 pm

That is actually funny. The comments are quite hilarious.

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Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Released Early

Postby ActRaiser » October 10th, 2024, 3:20 pm

Here are some of my favorites.

@tahatahiri3124
The guy who wished for new Nintendo hardware to the genie should've formulated his wish in more detail


@NathanielBandy
Most Nintendo product ever lol


@CheapFlashyLoris
"Link... Wake up, Link... You've been late to work twice this week already... They're going to fire you, Link..."

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Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Released Early

Postby ActRaiser » October 21st, 2024, 10:19 am

I ordered it for my daughter for Christmas. And then my wife suggested I use it. You see, my alarm clock is circa late 80s. At 35 years old it's pretty bare bones but works.

So...I'm now the proud owner of the Switch 2.

Pros:
It's got a cool spinner to pick things from and has a satisfying punch when you push the nob down. The different alarm wake up sounds vary from incredibly chill to hurry up and leave. Mine's currently set to random mode. It supports setting specific days so you can have it automatically off on the weekends which I find quite nice. The setup and online connection was easy and it supports downloading more themes as they become available.

Cons:
There's no easy way to test each of the wakeup sounds without setting an alarm which is a pain.

For testing out the alarms use the Youtube video to figure out which one you'd like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP7SJ81LF0w&t=529s

The motion detection feels a bit gimmicky. That feels to be the least useful functionality on it but your mileage may vary. For me it's a miss. The instructions say it can detect you getting out of bed and stepping away from it. It worked in the setup but not in the real world. I'm guessing having a wife and dog on the bed may have confused it.

Overall:
I like it. Is it worth $99+ tax? Probably not.
But, considering I haven't bought a new alarm clock in 35 years I'm digging it. I'll most likely order a second for my daughter.

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Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Released Early

Postby Robotrek » October 21st, 2024, 12:35 pm

ActRaiser wrote:I ordered it for my daughter for Christmas. And then my wife suggested I use it. You see, my alarm clock is circa late 80s. At 35 years old it's pretty bare bones but works.


I've had an alarm clock since the 90's that I can't get rid of. It's a chicken with a guitar that sings an extremely irritating song.

But it wakes me up! I've been waking up to that silly song for like 30 years. That being said, it's going to end up dying one day, and I probably should get another one.

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Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Released Early

Postby Quick_Man » October 21st, 2024, 7:51 pm

The perfect alarm clock sound would be Navi from the Legend of Zelda games. That little thing would have ANYBODY out of bed in seconds.

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Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Released Early

Postby newmodelarmy » October 21st, 2024, 8:49 pm

I can't remember the last time I set an alarm clock. Unless I need to get out of bed before 5, I pull a "Kramer", set my internal clock and I am up and ready for action.

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Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Released Early

Postby Voor » October 22nd, 2024, 6:08 am

Can you turn the movement thing off?


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