One of the rumored features of the Nintendo Switch 2's Joy-Cons could make it easier for two classic entries in the Zelda series to be remade.

A machine translation of the full text of the patent describes the controller as "a novel input device that can be used as a mouse and other than a mouse." In mouse mode, as described in the patent, the user cradles the outer edge of the controller with their palm and places the inner edge "on, for example, a desk or the like."

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The mouse functions teased for the Switch 2's Joy-Cons are an exciting upgrade that could signal a new era for Nintendo games.

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.

Nintendo’s recent innovation hints at upgraded controllers for Switch 1. If that happens, the old console could stick around for another eight years.

Newly-published Nintendo patents show that the company has been exploring a version of its Joy-Con controllers that can work like a computer mouse, a feature Nintendo has hinted will be coming to the Switch 2. In its Switch 2 teaser video last month, Nintendo showed two Joy-Con controllers sliding along the ground, much like you’d move a mouse.

Nintendo announced on Jan. 16 that one of those features is backward compatibility, which is expected in all upgraded consoles nowadays. But the video game company hasn’t fully explained yet which Nintendo Switch 1 games will be compatible with the next-gen console.