Nintendo Patent Confirms Biggest Rumor About Switch 2

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Nintendo Patent Confirms the Biggest Rumor About the Switch 2
If we had to judge by the included diagrams, the trigger and bumper on each controller would act as the mouse click. Multiple included images show a hand with the thumb on the joystick. Multiple parts of the patent mention the use of the thumbstick, and we suspect it could act as the scroll wheel or serve some other scrolling function.
New Nintendo patents give us a look at Switch 2 mouse functionality
Nintendo’s patent pertaining to mouse functionality is now public, so here’s what it shows and what this could mean for the new console.
Switch 2 Patents Seemingly Confirm Mouse Functionality Rumors
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.
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.
The Nintendo Switch 2 games most likely to use mouse controls
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New Nintendo Patent Shows Possible Switch 2 Joycon Mouse Feature
A new patent filed by Nintendo (NTDOY) reveals the possibility of using the Switch 2’s controllers like a mouse. The idea is that the Joycons
It Looks Like Rumors About the Switch 2's 'Mouse Mode' Might Be True
When the Nintendo Switch 2 was officially announced, it was hard to feel like it wasn’t just more of the same. With no weird 3D gimmicks and no absurd naming scheme, did it even really feel like a new Nintendo device?
Nintendo Switch 2 patent confirms rumour as company updates fans on April reveal
Nintendo Switch 2 could see a surprising new use for its Joy-Con controllers after a patent revealed they could be used like computer mice, potentially opening a whole new library
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Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con may have a wireless mouse feature
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.