If you ever wondered what it would be like to have one of Super Mario Bros. Wonder's loquacious flowers on your nightstand, Nintendo has answered — and it is delightfully weird.
The company announced a physical Talking Flower that you can pre-order today from the Nintendo Store and select retailers, with a release date of March 12, 2026 and a price of $34.99. The product page is already live on Nintendo's store.
What the Talking Flower does
This is a small, trumpet-headed potted figure that speaks lines from the game's vibe: incidental quips, time-related remarks and a few musical moments. Nintendo says it will speak roughly twice an hour when left alone, and there’s a single button you can press to make it talk on demand. Hold that button down to silence it temporarily.
Key features Nintendo lists:- Announces the hour (Nintendo notes it’s "mostly" accurate).
- Comments on time of day and room temperature (there’s a simple thermometer inside).
- Plays short background music and a Wonder-style jingle; pressing the button in rhythm can trigger reactions.
- Supports 11 languages (English, Spanish for Latin America and Spain, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese and Korean), and sometimes it will surprise you by mixing languages.
- Wake-up and bedtime greetings can be scheduled; it won’t chatter overnight if you prefer it quiet.
According to Nintendo’s trailer and product information, the Talking Flower runs on batteries (the trailer implies replaceable batteries, not a built-in rechargeable pack).
Don’t expect AI or voice chat
This is very much a single-purpose toy, not a voice assistant. It doesn't have a microphone, isn’t connected to the internet, and doesn’t use large language models — you can’t hold a conversation with it. Think of it as an animated novelty with a clock and simple sensor inputs rather than a smart speaker.
How it fits into Nintendo’s real-world push
The Talking Flower follows Nintendo’s Alarmo sound clock and other real-world tie-ins that turn game moments into home knickknacks. It’s also part of a run of Super Mario collectibles timed around new software and hardware moves: Nintendo is shipping a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrade for Super Mario Bros. Wonder and other content this spring, and the company’s hardware momentum has been a recurring theme lately — Nintendo's own forecasts and sales chatter show the Switch 2 is reshaping how the company times merch and releases. You can read more about Nintendo’s console momentum in our coverage of Switch 2 sales and how the company is scheduling titles and updates in the run-up to the new hardware era (/news/nintendo-reconfirms-big-switch-2-release-schedule).
Who is this for?
Collectors and fans of the game will get the appeal: it’s a compact, inexpensive piece of Mario whimsy that brings a specific in-game gag into the real world. Parents may appreciate the hold-to-mute feature (and that it doesn’t listen in), while anyone easily spooked by random voices might want to avoid a shelf full of them.
It’s also an example of Nintendo turning small on-screen moments into affordable, impulse-friendly merchandise — closer in price to an amiibo than the pricier Alarmo clock.
If you want one, pre-orders are open now on Nintendo's storefront and select retailers ahead of the March 12 launch. The talking flower will likely be one of those items that gets devoured by fans or sits on desks making passersby do a double-take, which is exactly the point.