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Summary
- Nintendo Switch 2 supports USB mice at launch for precise controls in Nobunaga’s Ambition.
- Joy-Con 2 has mouse-like input, but players can also use an external USB mouse in the Switch 2 for more control options in at least one game.
Nintendo Switch 2is confirmed to support USB mice at launch forNobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition, one of the games announced for the platform. This means thatNintendo Switch 2players will have the option to choose between the Joy-Con 2 and a USB peripheral for using mouse controls in at least one supported game.
Controllers used in console gaming have been criticized for lacking the precision offered by a mouse for a long time, especially when playing genres such as first-person shooters. To address this shortcoming,Nintendo has incorporated mouse controlsinto the Joy-Con 2, the detachable controllers that come bundled with the highly-awaited Switch 2. It is one of the key highlights of the Japanese gaming giant’s next-gen system and lets players use either of the two Joy-Cons to mimic mouse-like input. Even though this particular functionality is now set to be available out-of-the-box with the Switch 2, it turns out that the console maker has still gone ahead and given players the option to use an external USB mouse if they wish to, at least for one launch title.
In a recentgameplay video forNobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition, a Koei Tecmo rep showed how to play the strategy game on the Switch 2 with a USB mouse. He stated that the mouse takes precedence in the game as soon as it is plugged in, with a prompt on the top-left of the screen confirming the connection. As shown in the demonstration, the players will be able to seamlessly swap between the USB peripheral and the Joy-Con 2, with the in-game cursor changing based on which of the two is used. On top of that, the clip also revealed the ability to simultaneously use the USB mouse and the Joy-Con 2 in the game, which could be useful in certain scenarios. In the case of this particularSwitch 2 game, players can opt for the USB mouse for precise navigation while still being able to quickly access on-screen UI elements using the Joy-Con 2’s buttons. However, it’s not clear at this time if a standard USB mouse will be usable in any other games.
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Nintendo Switch 2 Works with USB Mice, Similar to its Predecessor
It’s worth mentioning that the support for USB mice isn’t something new for Nintendo as the original Switch also offered this feature, albeit only in select titles. A handful of Switch games, ranging from Quake to Factorio, are compatible with not only mouse but also keyboard peripherals through a USB connection. Given that the Switch 2 has now also been confirmed to support the mouse in the aforementioned game, it might be fair to think that the hybrid console could work with a USB keyboard as well, at least in some games.
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The mouse-like features of Joy-Con 2 are one aspect that the devs have discussed interesting possibilities for. Recently, CD Projekt Red also shared how Switch 2’s unique controls would fit into Cyberpunk 2077‘s gameplay, revealing that the player could swing their katanas in the game using the Joy-Con 2’s motion controls.