Nintendo is following up Alarmo with a weird Talking Flower in March

January 22, 2026 Andrew Liszewski

Nintendo’s Talking Flower interactive toy on a bedside table.
Nintendo’s Talking Flower interactive toy will launch in March. | Image: Nintendo

After sharing a brief look at its new Talking Flower toy during a Nintendo Direct showcase last September that generated more questions than answers, Nintendo has finally revealed more details about what the interactive toy actually does. It shares some functionality with Nintendo's Alarmo alarm clock, but the Talking Flower seems more like a talkative companion for fans of Super Mario Wonder.

First and foremost, as the name implies, the Talking Flower will just randomly speak a couple of times every hour when left alone with phrases like "sometimes it's nice to space out," and "is it weird for flowers to talk?" A single button on the toy c …

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