Nintendo’s patent pertaining to mouse functionality is now public, so here’s what it shows and what this could mean for the new console.

VGC reports that a new patent Nintendo filed suggests you can rotate the Switch 2 screen and still attach its bigger-than-before controllers. Of course, the OG Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons slid into place via a rail that made a satisfying snapping sound, but the hybrid-handheld's successor is using a slightly different method.

Pretty much every major rumor about the Switch 2 turned out to be true so far. And now a new Nintendo has confirmed another exciting one.

This confirms what many fans suspected upon seeing the Joy-Con controllers sliding around a surface on their sides during the announcement trailer last month. Presumably, the “mouse operation” feature will allow some games on Switch 2 to be played with either traditional controller inputs or mouse inputs.

A new patent filing from Nintendo could reveal a Switch 2 Joy-Con feature that allows the controllers to predict a player's next move.

The patent seems to suggest that you can flip the console around and still insert the controllers. Combined with the new USB-C port on the top and bottom of

As reported by VGC, the patent suggests the Nintendo Switch 2 will operate with gyro mechanics in a similar way to how phones work without screen lock. Turning the phone different