We could also see Nintendo use the mouse controls for a Pikmin sequel, considering the games are technically classed as real-time strategy titles. Or at least they were at first. Pikmin 4’s ...

The mouse functions teased for the Switch 2's Joy-Cons are an exciting upgrade that could signal a new era for Nintendo games.

If you watched the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal video ... and then slide across the surface like a mouse on a mouse pad. If you look closely, you can even see something that looks like a slider ...

The whole thing made them look a lot like computer mice, and it was broadly assumed that this hinted at mouse controls for the Nintendo Switch 2. Today, a patent has surfaced that looks to confirm ...

Zoë Hannah is the games editor at Polygon ... a first upper surface button, and a sensor for mouse operation. The first side surface is on one side in the left-right direction.

Nintendo has done what it does ... to be confirmation that the new Joy-Con will offer mouse-like control, opening new possibilities for PC game ports as well as new ways to play upcoming titles ...