Nintendo DSi Clocks

Animal Crossing, Photo, & Mario Clocks
Developer	Nintendo
Publisher	Nintendo
System	DSiWare
Release Date	Animal Crossing JP April 1, 2009 US May 4, 2009 EU June 5, 2009 Photo JP January 28, 2009 US May 25, 2009 EU October 9, 2009 Mario JP April 1, 2009 US June 15, 2009 EU July 3, 2009
Rating	ESRB: E

The Animal Crossing Clock, Mario Clock, an Photo Clock are three DSiWare applications from Nintendo. They cost 200 points each and the former two have a Calculator counterpart.

They function similar to the DSi's own built-in clock with a few additions. They all allow for either analog or digital display and either 12 hour or 24 hour display. They also let the user set up of 3 separate alarms. This is in contrast to the DSi's constant display of a 24 hour digital clock and only one alarm setting. The alarms can either be preset sounds that come with the applications or sound files saved on the DSi.

All three have a unique quality to set them apart from each other. The Animal Crossing Clock lets the user set up a town theme tune to play ever hour. The Photo Clock will display favorited photos from the DSi Camera. The Mario Clock features a mini-game with Mario automatically running across the screen as the player controls his speed and the timing of his jumps to collect coins. After 100 coins are collected a Mario or Luigi icon appears. If an analog clock is on display they'll replace one of the numbers. After 1200 coins are collected the player reaches an ending. Interestingly, because of this mini-game the Mario Clock is the only application between the Clocks and Calculator to have an ESRB rating.

The clocks received heavy criticism since the DSi already has the ability to tell time. In addition to that, the clocks must be launched as a separate application rather than applying itself as a skin. Some websites suggested the Clocks should've been merged with their Calculator counterparts for a better deal.