{"id":14838,"date":"2025-04-20T20:50:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T20:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14838"},"modified":"2025-04-20T20:50:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T20:50:48","slug":"mouse-mode-on-nintendo-switch-2-already-needs-an-overhaul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14838","title":{"rendered":"Mouse Mode on Nintendo Switch 2 Already Needs an Overhaul"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The advent of mouse controls on the Nintendo Switch 2 has been a veritable saga. Despite being long rumored, the feature didn’t get so much as a mention when Nintendo officially announced the new console in January 2025<\/a>, only being confirmed in April’s full reveal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With a sensor built into both the left and right Joy-Con 2 controllers, either can be rotated 90 degrees on its Y axis to use as a mouse, while retaining gyroscopic, motion-sensing, and haptic capabilities. It’s a smart addition on Nintendo’s part, opening up the new hardware for more diverse gaming experiences than consoles typically offer. There’s only one problem: They hurt.<\/p>\n

Attending the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience in London, I was excited to get my hands on the new console in all its forms, and I was left impressed. In handheld mode, the bigger 7.9-inch screen looks gorgeous thanks to its higher 1080p resolution and use of HDR, almost good enough to forgive the shift back to LCD from OLED<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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