When Nintendo first unveiled the Switch 2 last month, we (and everyone else) noticed something peculiar about the new Joy-Con controllers. Now, some recently unearthed patent filings more or less confirm all the theories.

Nintendo Switch 2 was first revealed by a trailer from the company last month. Now, multiple patents from the company, which were published recently, suggest the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons will attach to the handheld body via magnets and could be even used like a mouse.

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."