First off, the screen and Joy-Con attachment controllers ... There's precedent too: Nintendo launched The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the same date across Switch and Wii U, and Zelda: ...

A new patent suggests that Nintendo is working on a Switch 2 Joy-Con accessory that's notably different from its Switch ...

It's been a month since we first heard rumors that the Switch 2's new Joy-Cons could be slid across a flat surface to function like a computer mouse. Now, a newly published patent filed by ...

It’s been rumored for months that Nintendo would use magnets in its Joy-Cons, and the three patents filed on Thursday seem to confirm those reports. One of the three patents details how the ...

They show an optical sensor and mouse functionality for both Joy-Cons. Nintendo will reveal more details at the Switch 2 Direct on April 2. Speculation around the feature started well before the ...

That's the ability to use the Joy-Cons with their edge against a surface like a mouse, much like the similar feature included on the Lenovo Legion Go. This idea first came about when sharp-eyed ...

The patent showcases features like the ability to slide Joy-Cons on flat surfaces, offering a new way to interact with games. The Nintendo Switch 2 is expected to build on the success of its ...

Zoë Hannah is the games editor at Polygon, where she covers mobile games, Zelda, and indie games ... in the patent shows somebody holding the Joy-Con and appearing to use it as a mouse.

The two new patents, first filed in August 2023 in Japan and both published Thursday on the website Wipo, have a trove of detailed drawings showing the Switch 2 and its Joy-Cons in a variety of ...

The trailer revealed the first look of the console, how the new Joy-Cons would work, and even hinted at some exclusive launch titles, which could include Mario Kart 9. However, we still don’t ...

and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess have all been suggested and speculated. And if this happens it won’t surprise many because not only have there been many rumors about this happening ...

Being able to finally pick up and play as Princess ... Zelda games on the current Switch will work fine on the upcoming handheld, restrictions are likely to be placed around games that use older ...