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Switch 2 Patents Seemingly Confirm Mouse Functionality Rumors

Nintendo's new patents suggest that the Switch 2 may allow Joy-Con controllers to function like computer mice, as explained in the first patent.
The second patent reveals how the Joy-Cons connect to the Switch 2 using magnets and introduces a charging dock for two Joy-Cons.
These patents are the most official information available about the Switch 2, as Nintendo has not released specifications yet.
A full reveal of the Switch 2 is planned for April 2, according to Nintendo's announcement.

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Lifehacker

It Looks Like Rumors About the Switch 2's 'Mouse Mode' Might Be True

A Nintendo patent has seemingly confirmed a rumor that Switch 2 controllers will be able to be used as mice when placed on their side.

1 month ago

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Mashable

Nintendo Switch 2 patent seems to confirm mouse functionality for the new Joy-Cons

When Nintendo first unveiled the Switch 2 last month, we (and everyone else) noticed something peculiar about the new Joy-Con controllers. Now, some recently unearthed patent filings more or less confirm all the theories.Specifically, there are now publicly viewable patents for the Switch 2's controllers that tell us what we already basically knew: You can use them like computer mice. The patent filing, which is largely in Japanese and thus is n…

1 month ago·United States

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Vice

A New Nintendo Patent Confirms ”Mouse Mode” for the Switch 2, so Please, Give Us ‘Kid Icarus: Uprising HD'

While the Nintendo Switch 2 teaser trailer showed Joycons drifting across the table like they were part of the latest Fast and Furious film, we hadn’t gotten any solid evidence that they could be used like mice. Well, thanks to a new patent filed by Nintendo, there is more solid evidence that this feature actually exists. We saw the optical sensors. We didn’t know what they’d be used for. But now, I need Kid Icarus: Uprising to come to Switch 2 …

1 month ago·New York, United States

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Metro News

New Nintendo Switch 2 controller revealed by patent as mouse control confirmed

Not only does the Nintendo Switch 2 have mouse controls in its Joy-Cons but a patent has revealed an odd new design for the Pro Controller.

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Verge

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Nintendo patents show the Switch 2 Joy-Con may indeed work like a mouse — and so might a new controller

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. But mouse-like functionality may not just be limited to Joy-Cons: the patents also show that Nintendo …

1 month ago·United States

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