Forget smart speakers — Nintendo’s chatty new gadget will talk to you all d

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TL;DR

• Based on the character from Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Nintendo’s new Talking Flower toy tells the time and talks at you throughout the day.
• Pre-orders are now open at $34.99. General availability starts in March.

Need another device in your home to make noise at you throughout the day? Nintendo’s got you covered. Following an initial tease in September, pre-orders are now open for the company’s Talking Flower toy. Based on a chatty character from Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the gadget will pipe up every half hour or so to tell you the time, quote lines from the game, or just kind of say whatever.

An overview video published by Nintendo today explains what the Talking Flower can do. The video says that when active, the toy will talk “about twice per hour.” It’ll say different things based on the time of day or the temperature of the room it’s placed in, or on demand when you press its button. It seems, well, annoying — and if you’ve played Wonder, you’ll know that’s a faithful adaptation of the character.






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