Nintendo recently held a hands-on showcase event with a bevy of demos for upcoming games. And while less of a focus than the games themselves, the presentation also included an opportunity for a closer look at some of its upcoming products like the new Mario Wonder Amiibo figures and $35 Talking Flower. We had a chance to get hands on with the Alarmo-adjacent doodad and it is certainly a talking flower.
A brief video walked us through the functionality. It will say random phrases from time to time, and you can press a button on the front to prompt it to speak. You can set a wake-up time or bedtime so the flower will wish you well, and that way it’ll stay quiet at night. The phrases shift based on the time of day, and it’s attuned to the room temperature so it can tell you if it’s a little chillier today, and it will alert you if it needs a battery change. In music mode it can activate a “Wonder Mode,” playing the Mario Wonder music.
The oddest feature, so to speak, is the ability to tell the time, but Talking Flower will sometimes tell you the wrong time. In the video demonstration he said it was 10 AM, then quickly corrected himself to say it’s actually 9 AM. What a little scamp! An unreliable, possibly infuriating little scamp.
