• atocci
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    1923 hours ago

    The JoyCon mouse theory is looking pretty solid now

      • @[email protected]
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        823 hours ago

        There are rumors the joycon have an optical sensor on the side that would allow you to use them as a mouse on a flat surface

    • TAG
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      423 hours ago

      Does it? They did show the controllers in the sensor down orientation, but the mouse theory is too wacky.

      • Kernal64
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        214 hours ago

        It wouldn’t even be the first time Nintendo released a mouse.

          • Kernal64
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            313 hours ago

            I would be there day fucking one for that. I have zero artistic talent, but Mario Paint was one of my favorite SNES games. If they do this, I really hope they keep that fly swatter mini game.

      • @[email protected]
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        621 hours ago

        If you have a joy con handy, take it and place it on a mousepad and move it around. It feels surprisingly good in the hand.

        How great would Mario Maker 3 be if you had a mouse input to place all the blocks and select items and stuff.

        Or maybe even a track editor for the new Mario Kart! That’d be sweet. And with the mouse they could really let you shape tracks and add foliage easier.

        • @[email protected]
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          14 hours ago

          Or just make it where you can plug a mouse into the USB port. Or Bluetooth. Mario Paint for the SNES had a mouse. No need to get crazy designing stuff for dual functions

          • @[email protected]
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            213 hours ago

            They can easily do both (have the joycons mouse and ability to use a regular mouse).

            And maybe you want to play a mouse game and only have the switch with you. Boom, you have a mouse with you already.

      • atocci
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        623 hours ago

        Not just in sensor-down orientation, but sliding around on a surface in the new wrist strap attachment which appears to have sliders on the “bottom” now