Nintendo Switch 2 patent reveals weird new controller and confirms mouse tech

Newly-published patents from Nintendo person seemingly confirmed a clump of Switch 2 features, including however the Joy-Cons connect to the console.

The Nintendo Switch 2 mightiness person been officially revealed but we inactive cognize precise small astir the console itself, speech from its bigger size, backwards compatibility, and colour scheme.

Some details are heavy implied successful the uncover video, specified arsenic the rodent functionality and magnetic Joy-Cons – which were previously mentioned successful leaks – but Nintendo has yet to corroborate immoderate of them directly.

While Nintendo is apt waiting for its Direct presumption successful April, to spell into these details, a clump of newly-published patents from the institution whitethorn person fixed the crippled away.

The patents, which were initially filed successful August 2023 but published connected February 6, 2025, look to corroborate respective details astir the Switch 2. An input instrumentality and strategy patent mentions a ‘sensor for rodent operation’ which ‘detects reflected airy from a detected surface’.

It contains respective drawings of however the rodent functionality works, showing a Joy-Con connected its side, arsenic a disembodied manus clicks connected the enarthrosis buttons. Interestingly, the drawings besides amusement some Joy-Con moving similar a rodent astatine the aforesaid time, and 1 functioning arsenic a rodent portion the different Joy-Con is raised successful an upright presumption (likely for archetypal idiosyncratic shooters).

Within the aforesaid patent, determination are drawings of what appears to beryllium an equivalent of a Switch Pro Controller – albeit 1 which tin detach into 2 halves and besides beryllium utilized similar a mouse, with a sensor connected the inside.

This suggests that, alternatively than being a seldom utilized optional diagnostic – similar the optical sensor connected the archetypal Joy-Cons – Nintendo see the rodent functionality captious capable that it’s besides disposable erstwhile utilizing alternate devices similar the Pro Controller.

A abstracted game controller patent is little absorbing but it does outline the specifics of the magnetic transportation wrong the Joy-Con. ‘The crippled controller is detachably mounted to a assemblage instrumentality that has a recess,’ it reads, ‘that comprises a archetypal magnet and a 2nd magnet astatine the bottommost of the recess, and that tin execute crippled processing.’

The patent besides clarifies however the Joy-Cons won’t easy gaffe disconnected during use, describing 2 buttons which are to beryllium ‘pressed by the user’ connected the ‘top aboveground of the protrusion’, adding: ‘The archetypal fastener is attracted to the archetypal magnet by a magnetic force. The 2nd fastener is attracted to a 2nd magnet by a magnetic force.’

A third patent, titled attachment, shows a wrist strap for Switch 2 Joy-Con, which volition likewise link via magnets. Within the aforesaid document, determination are besides drawings for what appears to beryllium immoderate benignant of charging presumption for the Joy-Cons, showing some the near and close controllers being laid down sideways successful a dock.

There’s a accidental these patents person not been turned into existent products, but considering however overmuch of it lines up with what’s rumoured astir the Switch 2, it each points to this being a beardown indicator of however the console volition really function.

Nintendo is expected to corroborate these specifics successful its Direct presumption connected April 2, which volition apt besides see different look astatine the next Mario Kart.

Following the presentation, Nintendo is acceptable to circuit the Switch 2 astir the satellite astatine a series of nationalist hands-on events from April to June.

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