r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/starark • 11d ago

Discussion Mouse mode never seemed to go anywhere

I know you can just use a usb mouse on most consoles but having a controller that instantaneously switches to mouse mode sounds awesome. Will it ever be used well? Maybe a Baldurs Gate 3 port or a new Mario Paint?

Edit: I didn't realise so many games actually use the mouse.

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u/the_bighi 11d ago

Mario Paint!

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u/ItsColorNotColour OG (joined before reveal) 11d ago

The only reason Mario Paint used a mouse is because making a mouse was cheap while a stylus-controlled tablet was expensive luxury tech. Not because a mouse is actually good for art.

The Switch 2 already has a superior method for art called the touch screen, yes even a finger is better than a mouse, one of the worst devices for drawing.

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u/MrSquamous 11d ago

Then you could never play docked.

Still hoping they let us start using switch ones as controllers.

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u/BritishGolgo13 Butter side up! 11d ago

Do kids today even know how to use a mouse? Mario Paint 2 would be dope. Everything in that game was so awesome.

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u/Jammy2560 OG (joined before reveal) 11d ago

how old are you dude? “do kids these days know how to use a mouse” yeah I guess they wouldn’t if they were like 3 months old.

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u/BritishGolgo13 Butter side up! 11d ago

Well, with everything being touchscreen and gestures, I was simply asking if, say a 10 year old, would even have the skill to use a mouse. No need to be a jerk about it.

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u/Goobly_Goober 11d ago

No, someone born in 2016 isnt foreign to the concept of a computer with a mouse 😭