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.

The Nintendo Switch 2 might have a wireless mouse feature, expanding the console’s capabilities when it comes to playing games. For a handheld, this is certainly uncommon but not unheard of. Lenovo’s Legion Go offers a wireless mouse feature with its right controller.

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?

About a month ago, rumors began circulating that the Switch 2's new Joy-Cons might function like a computer mouse by gliding across a flat surface – especially after we saw the controllers sliding and drifting (no,