Mouse Mode on Nintendo Switch 2 Already Needs an Overhaul

Nintendo Switch 2 has a sensor built into both the left and right Joy -Con 2 controllers.

It's a smart addition on Nintendo 's part, opening up the new hardware for more diverse gaming experiences than consoles typically offer.

The problem was that after testing various Switch 2 games with these new mouse controls, my wrists were practically screaming.

Nintendo 's Switch 2 Joy-Con 2s are as comfortable as their predecessors were on the Switch 1.

When paired with a frame as a single joypad or used as individual, motion-sensing grips, they're comfortable.

Nintendo needs to cram all the impressive bits of the Joy-Cons into actual mouse-shaped mice.

A "Mouse Pro" simply wouldn't be viable for anything that only briefly swaps to mouse controls.

Whatever happens, if Nintendo wants mouse controls on Switch 2 to ever be more than a curiosity, it needs to do something to take the almost literal sting out of using them. If it doesn't, the feature is likely to go the way of the IR sensor on the original Switch —an interesting idea, soon abandoned..