Nintendo’s Talking Flower Toy Sounds Cute… Until You Need It To Shut Up
Nintendo merch usually sits in that sweet spot between adorable and dangerously tempting for your wallet. But the Super Mario Talking Flower toy has one very specific problem that might make collectors think twice: it apparently cannot be fully switched off without removing the batteries.
GamesRadar’s writer shared that after coming home from a funeral, the toy suddenly piped up with a cheerful line about life being great. Brutal timing, honestly. That was the moment they decided the batteries had to go.
The strange part is not that a Mario toy talks. That is literally the whole gimmick. The issue is that Nintendo did not include a normal power switch. According to the report, the toy can be muted by holding the large oval button on the plant pot, after which it says it will stay quiet for a while. But that is not the same as turning it off.
On the bottom of the pot, there are controls for things like time, language, and volume. What you will not find is a proper power button. Nintendo’s own support page reportedly answers the question directly: if you want the Talking Flower to stay silent for a long period, you need to remove the AA batteries. That means grabbing a screwdriver and opening the battery compartment.
For Malaysian Nintendo fans, this is the kind of detail that matters before you import or buy from a local game shop. Cute desk companion? Sure. But if you work from home, stream, record videos, or take calls in your room, a random Mario flower interrupting your meeting is very possible. Imagine tengah Zoom with client, suddenly your flower starts giving motivational lines. Funny once, annoying forever.
The toy launched on March 12, and the GamesRadar writer said they lasted 69 days before finally removing the batteries. It is still available through Nintendo for US$34.99, or £24.99 in the UK. Converted roughly, that puts it around the RM160 range before shipping, tax, or reseller markup. In Malaysia, once you add import fees or Shopee/Lazada seller margins, this could easily become a “think first bro” purchase rather than an impulse buy.
To be fair, the Talking Flower itself is not the villain here. In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the character works because it reacts to stages, jokes around, and adds charm to the game’s weird, colourful energy. Inside the game, it is funny. On your desk, in real life, with no real off switch? That depends how much chaos you can tahan.
GamesRadar also points out a less noisy alternative: the Captain Toad & Talking Flower amiibo, which is listed at US$34.99 on Amazon. It is smaller, but you still get a physical Talking Flower collectible without worrying that it will suddenly talk back during a bad day.
So, should Malaysian collectors buy it? If you love Super Mario Wonder and want a quirky display piece, boleh. Just know what you are signing up for. This is not a silent figure. It is a chatty desk gremlin that requires a screwdriver when you finally decide enough is enough.
Source: GamesRadar
