Koei Tecmo's upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game confirms USB mouse support

As the Nintendo Switch 2’s release date marches ever closer, we can’t help but get intrigued about the console’s main new gimmick - mouse controls. We already knew that you can use the Joy-Con 2 controllers as wireless mice, but thanks to Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition, we now know that Nintendo’s forthcoming console has USB mouse support. Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition is the enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 version of Koei Tecmo’s simulation strategy game. The company recently showed off some new gameplay footage on its YouTube channel, which is already a marked improvement on the original Switch version of the game, which we gave a 6/10 in our Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening review. As part of this demonstration, we got to see the presenter switching from a set of Joy-Con 2s to a conventional USB mouse while playing the console docked. Since our Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on experience, we’ve had our concerns about using a mouse for the handheld, not only due to the limitations of where you can use it, but because of the strange, thin design of the Joy-Con 2 when compared to a standard PC mouse. However, getting to use your preferred peripheral when using the Nintendo Switch 2’s mouse functionality could change the game. Continue reading Koei Tecmo's upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game confirms USB mouse support MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: The best Switch games, The best upcoming Switch games, The best Switch RPGs

May 26, 2025 - 01:30

Koei Tecmo's upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game confirms USB mouse support

As the Nintendo Switch 2’s release date marches ever closer, we can’t help but get intrigued about the console’s main new gimmick - mouse controls. We already knew that you can use the Joy-Con 2 controllers as wireless mice, but thanks to Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition, we now know that Nintendo’s forthcoming console has USB mouse support.

Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition is the enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 version of Koei Tecmo’s simulation strategy game. The company recently showed off some new gameplay footage on its YouTube channel, which is already a marked improvement on the original Switch version of the game, which we gave a 6/10 in our Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening review. As part of this demonstration, we got to see the presenter switching from a set of Joy-Con 2s to a conventional USB mouse while playing the console docked.

Since our Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on experience, we’ve had our concerns about using a mouse for the handheld, not only due to the limitations of where you can use it, but because of the strange, thin design of the Joy-Con 2 when compared to a standard PC mouse. However, getting to use your preferred peripheral when using the Nintendo Switch 2’s mouse functionality could change the game.

Continue reading Koei Tecmo's upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game confirms USB mouse support

MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: The best Switch games, The best upcoming Switch games, The best Switch RPGs