Now a new patent published by Nintendo suggests players may be able to turn the controllers upside down and plug them into ...

The patent seems to suggest that you can flip the console around and still insert the controllers. Combined with the new ...

Furthermore, Nintendo refers to the new Switch 2 Joy-Con as the "first embodiment" of the input device, the mysterious new ...

And what about that optical sensor on the Joy-Con's magnetic rail? Let's dive in and see exactly what these new controllers are all about. Presenting a significant upgrade over the physical rail ...

The existence of these sensors isn't entirely new when you compare the Switch 2's Joy-Con with the original. In fact, the original Nintendo Switch has an IR sensor of its own, but only on the ...

With no official information about how players will be interacting with the upcoming Switch 2, it has fallen on people ...

This input device comprises a front surface, an upper surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, a direction input unit, a first upper surface button, and a sensor for mouse operation.

The Japanese-language patent—whose illustrations match what we've seen of Switch 2 Joy-Con precisely—features an English abstract describing "a sensor for mouse operation" that can "detect ...

The ability to use a Joy-Con like a computer mouse might be an innovative ... leaks revealed that the Joy-Cons contained an optical sensor on the side that connects to the console itself.