Nintendo Switch 2's Home Menu Has A Nifty Feature

Summary

Switch 2 has mouse mode for Joy-Con control on the Home Menu, allowing for new navigation options.
The mouse mode uses the Joy-Con controllers in unique ways, like simulating a scroll wheel.
Mouse mode will be supported in specific Switch 2 games and apps, offering potential for new gameplay features.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Home Menu can be navigated with the Joy-Con controllers in mouse mode, according to a new video released by Nintendo on social media. The Switch 2 Joy-Con video showed how users can navigate the Home Menu once Nintendo's upcoming console hits store shelves on June 5.

As the successor to the original Switch, the Switch 2 contains several upgrades from its predecessor. Along with a larger screen and enhanced graphical power, the Switch 2's Joy-Con controllers have additional functions and can support some strange configurations, such as being attached to the console in reverse. Alongside a dedicated C-Button for GameChat, the Joy-Con 2's main gimmick is mouse mode, which can be utilized by turning a Joy-Con controller on its long side and moving it along a flat surface like a PC mouse. Both the left and right Joy-Con 2 controllers can be used in mouse mode.

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By Aaron McKinley

While the Switch 2's mouse mode could be a gold mine for developers and gamers, the new function also has a nifty use out of the box. In a video from the Nintendo Today app that was shared by Twitter user OatmealDome, Nintendo revealed that the Joy-Con 2's mouse mode can be used to navigate the Switch 2's Home Menu and other system functions. Nintendo shared a tutorial video clip of how the Switch 2's mouse mode works on the Home Menu, and used the Right Joy-Con 2 controller as an example. After attaching the wrist strap and turning the Joy-Con on its long side, the Switch 2 will change to mouse mode. The video then showed how mouse mode can be utilized to access the Controllers menu from the Switch 2 main hub, with the R button simulating a left-click function.

The right stick was used similarly to a scroll wheel, with scrolling down being emulated by tilting the stick toward the user's palm. However, it is not clear if the ZR button will be used to simulate right-clicking. While the Joy-Con 2 controllers have other features carried over from the original Switch, like Gyro controls and Amiibo support, mouse mode functionality will only be supported in specific Switch 2 games and apps. Some of these games include the 3v3 wheelchair basketball title Drag x Drive.

With the Switch 2 expected to sell over 15 million units within its first year, plenty of gamers will soon be able to test out the Joy-Con's new mouse mode. Only time will tell how many games will be developed with mouse mode in mind.

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