One of the more interesting aspects of the Nintendo Switch 2 that was shown during its big Nintendo Direct deepdive was the option to use the new Joy-Cons as mouse inputs by turning them on their ...

The Nintendo community has been progressively losing its mind amid a torrent of Switch 2 leaks over the holiday break. With Nintendo maintaining its silence on its next console — even as photos ...

With the Nintendo Switch 2 having launched, it’s a huge week for updates for a lot of games that are coming to the platform, and one such title getting a wealth of updates for its Switch 2 debut is ...

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Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. A newly-published patent shows that the Switch 2 controllers will indeed have optical sensors that allow the JoyCons to be used as mice. The Switch 2's new ...

Mouse controls are one of the Switch 2’s big new features. Optical sensors allow the upgraded Joy-Con controllers to aim and navigate on the console as if you were playing on a PC. But the Switch 2 is ...

After a flood of Nintendo Switch 2 leaks to close out 2024, we are learning even more about the unannounced console in the first two weeks of January. Days after a Nintendo patent potentially revealed ...

The strongest evidence so far that Nintendo's new console will let you use Joy-Cons as a computer mouse as well as a charging dock. David Lumb is a managing editor for the mobile team, covering mobile ...

It now seems all those online folk speculating about the Nintendo Switch 2 JoyCons were absolutely correct. A newly revealed patent from Nintendo spells out what is going on underneath the new, larger ...

The patents also appear to show that the Joy-Con controllers may connect to accessories magnetically. The patents also appear to show that the Joy-Con controllers may connect to accessories ...