Nintendo Switch 2 JoyCon patent teases further confirmation of mouse-like functionality
The patent paperwork for the Nintendo Switch 2 and its JoyCons may have just confirmed the theory of the console having a computer mouse-like control option.
New Switch 2 JoyCon patent shows mouse functionality
A patent for the Nintendo Switch 2's new JoyCon controller shows that the device can indeed be used as a makeshift mouse for video games and content.
New Nintendo patent seemingly confirms magnetic Joy-Cons
The original Nintendo Switch used a rail for Joy-Con controllers to slide into each side of the console screen and body, but when the Nintendo Switch 2 was revealed earlier this year, the Joy-Cons noticeably didn’t slide in — they snapped on.
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Though we’ll still need to rely on leaks, rumors, and conjecture for whether the JoyCons can act as a mouse for games.
Nintendo patent explains Switch 2 Joy-Cons’ “mouse operation” mode
The international patent was filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization in January 2023, but it was only published on WIPO's website on Thursday. The Japanese-language patent—whose illustrations match what we've seen of Switch 2 Joy-Con precisely—features an English abstract describing "a sensor for mouse operation" that can "detect reflected light from a detected surface,
Nintendo Patent Confirms Switch 2 Joy-Con's Most Innovative Feature
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’s reveal trailer shortly after.
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