{"id":872,"date":"2025-02-11T01:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T01:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/?p=872"},"modified":"2025-02-11T01:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T01:43:06","slug":"nintendo-patent-confirms-switch-2-joy-cons-most-innovative-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/02\/11\/nintendo-patent-confirms-switch-2-joy-cons-most-innovative-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Patent Confirms Switch 2 Joy-Con’s Most Innovative Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The controllers will function like PC gaming mice, opening up tons of new possibilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fans have been speculating about PC gaming mouse-like functionality for the Switch 2 ever since optical sensors appeared in leaks last month. Nintendo then teased the feature in the new Switch\u2019s reveal trailer shortly after. Now the potential game-changer has been all but officially announced thanks to a new patent breaking down how the Joy-Con mouse functionality will work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The patent documents were filed back in 2023 andpublished on Thursdaybefore being shared on social mediaby Wario64<\/a>. \u201cThis input device comprises a front surface, an upper surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, a direction input unit, a first upper surface button, and a sensor for mouse operation,\u201d it reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The patent description continues, \u201cThe sensor for mouse operation detects reflected light from a detected surface, the light changing by moving over the detected surface in a state in which either the first side surface or the second side surface is placed on the detected surface.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This confirms what many fans suspected upon seeing the Joy-Con controllers sliding around a surface on their sides during the announcement trailer last month. Presumably, the \u201cmouse operation\u201d feature will allow some games on Switch 2 to be played with either traditional controller inputs or mouse inputs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That could make it ideal for games likeCivilization 7<\/em>and potentially shooters likeFortnite<\/em>andCall of Duty<\/em>, which Microsoft is expected to begin porting to the Switch 2 at some point in the future. Other Microsoft shooters likeHalo<\/em>andDoom<\/em>are also expected to get ported at some point, and the new Joy-Con could let players aim with traditional PC mouse precision while moving and strafing with a controller thumbstick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Even more exciting is how Nintendo might find ways to use a dual-mouse feature for creative new gameplay. One of the patent drawings shows both Joy-Con being used as mice simultaneously.On his podcast,Giant Bomb<\/em>co-founder Jeff Gerstmann speculated that dual mice might let players control something like a mech with two reticles for aiming arm-mounted weapons. Or it could be used for some very weird, innovative launch game only Nintendo would think of. We\u2019ll know better when theSwitch 2 Nintendo Direct airs in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The controllers will function like PC gaming mice, opening up tons of new possibilities Fans have been speculating about PC gaming mouse-like functionality for the Switch 2 ever since optical sensors appeared in leaks last month. Nintendo then teased the feature in the new Switch\u2019s reveal trailer shortly after. Now the potential game-changer has been … Continue reading Nintendo Patent Confirms Switch 2 Joy-Con’s Most Innovative Feature<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":873,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872\/revisions\/873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}