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James Bentley

Nintendo Switch 2 mouse controls shown off in latest clip makes me wonder why anyone would use it on the home screen

Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con skating on surface.

Okay, for strategy games like Civilization or for shooters like Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, I can kind of get behind the idea of the Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con mouse controls. However, the Nintendo Switch 2, like the original Switch, feels designed with a very minimalist approach in mind, and the mouse controls not only look awkward to use but seem like they would be worse than just using the buttons.

As spotted by X account @Genki_JPN, Nintendo has recently put out a video showing how to use the Nintendo Switch 2's built-in mouse controls on the Home menu.

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