The Nintendo Switch 2 appears to be like mighty acquainted, however Nintendo appears to have saved all of its largest modifications for the Joy-Cons as proven by some new patents.
While we nonetheless don’t have an official affirmation from Nintendo, reviews got here out saying the Switch 2 Joy-Cons would now connect magnetically and will even be used like a pc mouse. These modifications are actually all however confirmed due to a sequence of patents filed by Nintendo that element the magnetic attachments and mouse-like options.
According to the patent, “This sport controller is detachably mounted to a physique machine that has a recess, that includes a primary magnet and a second magnet on the backside of the recess, and that may execute sport processing.”
The patent additionally particulars how there are two buttons that have to be pressed to detach the Joy-Cons from the Switch 2 physique. “The first button and the second button are supplied within the longitudinal route within the high floor of the protrusion,” the patent says. ‘The first button and the second button are to be pressed by a consumer. The first button is drawn to the primary magnet by a magnetic drive. The second button is drawn to the second magnet by a magnetic drive.”
The patent additionally consists of illustrations of the Joy-Cons getting used as a mouse with the participant holding the controller railside down and treating the shoulder buttons like a mouse button. The R1 and R2 buttons act just like the left and proper mouse button respectively, and there is perhaps some type of scrolling operate when utilizing the joysticks.
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Further illustrations present that this mouse-like operate can be utilized in a mix of how whether or not as a twin mouse configuration, or the participant utilizing one controller like a mouse and the second Joy-Con like an ordinary sport controller.
The magnetic attachments for the Joy-Cons had been one of many earliest leaks to return out of the Switch 2. The mouse-like operate got here out a bit later and nonetheless hasn’t been formally confirmed. But the teaser launched earlier in January confirmed the Joy-Cons gliding throughout a floor like a pc mouse which was a refined nod to the characteristic from Nintendo.
For the whole lot we all know thus far in regards to the Nintendo Switch 2 try our breakdown right here. Nintendo is planning a Nintendo Switch 2 Direct on April 2, 2025 so keep tuned for all of the official particulars then.
Matt Kim is IGN’s Senior Features Editor.
