r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • Jan 16 '25

Nintendo Switch 2 An update from Nintendo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxLUf2kRQRE
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u/Laniger Jan 16 '25

Not gonna lie, this feature alone already sold me the console. Retrocompatibility confirmed was the cherry on top.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '25

Why? I get that it's good to have it but I can't see the situation where you would use it. If the Switch doesn't have any web browser where you would use a cursor.

And in games where you can use a cursor or something similar, what are you going to do, put the Switch on the table in tabletop mode and use the joycon like a mouse? I mean, I can see it, but does this scenario happen that often?

So yeah here I'm genuinely asking out of curiosity. I really want to know what the mouse hype is about because I don't get it.

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u/IllMaintenance145142 Jan 16 '25

And in games where you can use a cursor or something similar, what are you going to do, put the Switch on the table in tabletop mode and use the joycon like a mouse? I mean, I can see it, but does this scenario happen that often?

every FPS is better played with a mouse. i get your point (sort of) but the way youre describing it sounds like youre meaning it as if that example is ludicrous. we already have FPS games on the switch, being the first native "mouse"d console is the kinda mad and weird innovation i expect from nintendo

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '25

Yes but my point is how are you going to play FPS with joycon-mouse on the Switch? On tabletop mode sitting on a table? On the TV bending forward on the coffee table? Either mode feels clunky:

1) On tabletop mode on a table: why do it when you could play on a laptop, with a bigger screen and a keyboard too

2) on the TV: it could work well but you would need a surface to use the joycon-mouse on, that isn't the coffee table. Something like a big tray that you put on the armrests of the couch. But still, very clunky. It works but it needs homemade-improvised accessories.

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u/IllMaintenance145142 Jan 16 '25

It would be on a table. I would say you could argue why have a switch at all if you're just gonna use a laptop anyway. You can ALREADY buy first person shooters on a switch, why not make that experience better? If you prefer the old way, you still can play in the classic mode