If you hadn’t been keeping up withthe leaks, theNintendo Switch 2’sability to turn its Joy-Con into a mouse would have been one of the console’s biggest initial surprises. Although shaped like the Switch 1’s Joy-Con, the new iteration can be placed facing downwards and used as a mouse. It was shown off in relation to the upcomingMetroid Prime 4: Beyond, with mouse controlsseemingly being a key way to play the shooter.
Unfortunately, while the Joy-Con mouse is a great innovation, it’s not the most ergonomic piece of kit, and extended use is likely to leave you with a bit of a creaky wrist. It looks, though, that just a week after its release, one engineering Switch 2 fan has found a solution to the issue— it just requires a 3D printer, or at least knowing somebody who has one.
Switch 2 Player 3D Prints Ergonomic Joy-Con Mouse
Over on theNintendo Switch 2 subreddit, user Darex2094 shared a 3D-printed design for an ergonomic Joy-Con mouse grip. The grip, which was initiallyposted hereand designed by Rewolf, looks like any generic mouse on the market, except with a slot for the Switch 2’s Joy-Con to fit into.
It has divots for easy access to the home and Game Chat buttons, and a smooth shape for comfortably resting your hand. With games like Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and whatever else Nintendo has in its locker, it looks like it might utilize this control scheme quite heavily, and this grip looks like a peak tool. You just have to wonder how long it’ll be before Nintendo releases an official version of this.
The company has Joy-Con problems of its own that it probably needs to sort out first, though. As soon as the Switch 2 launched, playerstore the Joy-Con apart to see how likely it was to drift, and a little over 24 hours after the console launched, players found their controllers drifting, withNintendo offering to replace them. I guess they didn’t learn anything fromthe class action lawsuit it faced (and won) back in 2022.
