The Nintendo Switch 2 might have a wireless mouse feature, expanding the console’s capabilities when it comes to playing games. For a handheld, this is certainly uncommon but not unheard of. Lenovo’s Legion Go offers a wireless mouse feature with its right controller. Much like the Nintendo Switch, the controllers on the Legion Go detach and can be used apart from the main unit. The right controller includes a sensor that allows it to be used as a wireless mouse.
Users simply need to place the controller into an included dock, and it can be used as a vertical mouse. You would most likely use this for shooter games such as Call of Duty, Fortnite, and other similar titles. With the Nintendo Switch 2, the Joy-Con wireless mouse feature sounds as if it would work in a similar (albeit not the same) way.
A Nintendo Switch 2 wireless mouse feature has been detailed in a patent
There’s not a ton of detail on the feature but it was recently discovered in a patent that Nintendo filed. The feature was reportedly teased prior to the discovery of this patent. So the patent suggests that Nintendo is actually going to incorporate it. That being said, the patent’s existence doesn’t necessarily mean Nintendo will add the feature to its upcoming console. But it seems likely.
According to the patent, the Joy-Con controller has a sensor in it that can be used for mouse operation. The sensor is located in the area where the Joy-Con connects to the main part of the Switch 2 unit. It’s also stated that both Joy-Con controllers include this sensor. So perhaps Nintendo intends for the feature to be usable by both left-handed and right-handed people.
The bumper and trigger buttons are used as the left and right mouse click
Based on the patent’s images, players would use one Joy-Con controller like a mouse while the other is used like normal. When you detach the Joy-Con controllers from the regular Nintendo Switch or Switch OLED, you can use both independently. With the Switch 2’s mouse feature, the operation is mostly the same.
You would use whatever Joy-Con isn’t being used as a mouse likely for character movement through the joystick. Meanwhile, the mouse Joy-Con would likely have users move the Joy-Con around like an actual mouse for camera movement. The bumper and trigger buttons, for example, the R and ZR buttons on the right Joy-Con, would be used as the left and right mouse clicks.
This could be a good way for people to play shooter games on the Switch 2. While the original Switch doesn’t exactly have a large amount of these, the Switch 2 could be different. It’s going to be a more powerful console. So we might see more demanding shooter games get ported over. If the mouse feature is implemented, it would be a neat way for Nintendo Switch 2 owners to have perhaps a bit more accuracy.
Nintendo is expected to reveal more about the Switch 2 at its Nintendo Direct event on April 2. So there’s a chance we may hear more about this feature at that time.
