Nintendo patents show the Switch 2 Joy-Con may indeed work like a mouse — and so might a new controller

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 magnetically.

Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.

Newly-published Nintendo patents show that the company has been exploring a version of its Joy-Con controllers that can work like a computer mouse, a feature Nintendo has hinted will be coming to the Switch 2. In its Switch 2 teaser video last month, Nintendo showed two Joy-Con controllers sliding along the ground, much like you’d move a mouse.

But mouse-like

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