Switch 2 also supports USB mice
The new Joy-Con on the Switch 2 can be used as a mouse. If you don't fancy this, you can also connect a traditional mouse via USB.
"Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening" is controlled with a mouse on the Switch 2.
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They are one of the real innovations of the Switch 2: the new Joy-Con can also be used as a mouse. However, this is unlikely to be really ergonomic. So it's good news for Nintendo fans that it will also be possible to connect standard USB mice to the Switch 2.
The developers of “Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening” demonstrate this in a video. First, they control the strategy game with a Joy-Con used as a mouse, as a camera pointed at the table shows. Later, they switch to a USB mouse, which fits seamlessly into the gameplay. It is even possible to combine the mouse with the right and another Joy-Con with the left for additional inputs.
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On the first Nintendo Switch, it is also possible to connect a mouse and even a keyboard to the dock via USB. What was lacking was rather the game support: only very few titles could be controlled with a mouse and keyboard. With the Switch 2, mouse support should be more widespread – After all, the Joy-Con now functions as a kind of official mini-mouse.
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Mouse support via update
It is even conceivable that games developed for the Switch will receive mouse support with their Switch 2 upgrade. Nintendo recently published a list of games that offer free upgrades for the new console. It shows, for example, that the Joy-Con can be used as a mouse in “Game Builder Garage” on the Switch 2 – This should also work with USB mice.
However, the majority of the updates relate to graphical improvements, including higher resolution and HDR support. Some title updates also come with support for the new GameChat social features. Other games will be re-released for the Switch 2, so they will also have to be purchased again. The Nintendo Switch 2 will be launched on June 5, 2025.
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