I completely missed it the first time I saw the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Nintendo Switch 2 reveal trailer yesterday. The only hint at a new innovation for Ninty’s second-generation device was on the screen for roughly four seconds, and I missed it. On my first adrenaline-fuelled viewing, I was a little disappointed that the Nintendo Switch 2 didn’t have a new trick up its sleeve. The next hour is a blur of gathering every scrap of detail I could from that 2:22 long clip (ohhh, I get it), but thankfully that meant countless re-watches. And as soon as I scrubbed b❀ack through the controller section, it clicked.
The use of a relocated sensor on the top of the Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con has been widely rumored for a few weeks now, with many positing that the controller could be used as a separate 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:gaming mouse system - a la the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Lenovo Legion Go. I was skeptical, but willing to bow to the rumors once those Joy-Con were sliding across the surface in front of my very eyes. Ninty lingered o🅰n this shot, imploring us to take note - and I was elated.
With all the design rumors pointing to a device that looked and functioned very similarly to the original Nintendo Switch, I was worried the system would lose its edge in its 2025 iteration. There are a lot more 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:gaming handhelds on the scene now, and Ninty needed a move. On release, the Switch was a revolution - a handheld that could convert into a full home console while still offering motion controls, an IR sensor, and HD rumble features in its controllers. There’s just one problem with that. I use my Switch pretty muc🐈h exclusively in handheld mode, and I’ve only ever used the IR sensor in Ring Fit Adventure. Very few games have🃏 made the most of the device’s full feature set - and so, neither have I. Even my recent Mario Party Jamboree exploits have all been limited to non-motion mini-games because one member of our group uses a third-party controller.
Nintendo is a software-first company - that’s why it doesn’t need the most powerful internals. But in a different way, it also leads with its hardware. Every Nintendo system has innovated with its form and functionality in one way or another, to a level Sony and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft could only dream of. But it seems❀ to launch a piece of functionality first and hope to fജind a reason to use it later.
I’ll bet that this mouse-like controller sensor will only be used in a handful of first-party titles - a 1-2-Switch equivalent, Switch Sports 2 (anyone for a game of pool?), and maybe Mario Party. Outside of these mini-game-focused exploits, I can’t see it being used by the majority of tentpoles - after all, Ninty wants to produce games you can play anywhere, and making this feature required in a single-player adventure might make me need to get up from where I’m sitting. Heaven forbid.
So no, I probably won’t ever use the mouse tracking functionality of the Nintendo Switch 2 - but I’m so relieved it’s in there. Without it, the Switch 2 lands Nintendo in the same iterative cycle as the rest of the console market. Yes, the PS5 is a good deal different to the PS4, but it does the same fundamental job. I look forward to new Nintendo hardware because of its brand reputation for experimenting with core functionality. I was worried the Nintendo Switch 2 would be another New 3DS, an updated system with nothing new to talk abou𒉰t.
This sensor may be a smaller addition, but it’s enoug꧃h to tick the box for me. I might be𓃲 moaning that not enough games support it in the coming years, but I’ll certainly be happy that Nintendo’s still got a creative bone in its system.
