Newly published Nintendo patents suggest the company is developing Joy-Con controllers with mouse-like functionality for the upcoming Switch 2 console. The patents also hint at a split controller with a larger grip and the potential for magnetic attachment between Joy-Cons and the Switch 2.
Newly-published Nintendo patents show that the company has been exploring a version of its Joy-Con controllers that can work like a computer mouse, a feature Nintendo has hinted will be coming to the Switch 2 . In its Switch 2 teaser video last month, Nintendo showed two Joy-Con controllers sliding along the ground, much like you’d move a mouse.
Mouse-like Joy-Con have been rumored for a while, but I’ve been wondering if or how that functionality would translate to a more standard controller. Based on the patent drawings, Nintendo has designed a split controller with more traditional console grips, and it appears that at least the right side of the controller could be placed on a surface and operated like a mouse.
Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con Mouse Functionality Patents
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