The Nintendo Switch 2s release is upon us, and people areall about its new features.

We are all very excited about a new console arriving, along with innovative ways to play existing games.

Mouse controls are something pretty much unheard of for a Nintendo mainline home console.

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Here’s every game that is currently announced to be exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2!

8Stardew Valley

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This is an obvious choice.

Being able to control the game with a mouse, dragging and dropping items would make things much easier.

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Another obvious choice.

This would give players a barrage of options to choose from: regular aiming, gyro and mouse.

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4Super Mario Maker 3

Remember the Super Mario Maker DSand Wii U versions?

How easy was it to just draw, drag and drop things with the stylus?

Well, our guess is that mouse controls would work even better.

Doom Guy, Mario Maker, and Inkling standing in a red background.

In Super Mario Makers case, this would change everything, even the UI.

It really makes you think how this feature could potentially make the Switch 2 the definitive console.

2Return To Monkey Island

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Point-and-click games, right?

A collage of images showcasing Princess Peach, Mario, and Luigi from Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong from Donkey Kong Bananza, and a grotesque moon-like enemy from The Duskbloods.

Its right there in the genres name:pointandclick.

Countless people have made run-ending mistakes just because of the games arbitrary button mapping on the consoles controllers.

Not that its the games fault, mind you.

Shadowheart after killing the Nightsong and becoming a Dark Justicier in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Theyre just working with what they’ve got.

Now, adding mouse controls would potentially diminish these mistakes and make for more fluent runs.

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The Community Center In Its Unrestored State In Stardew Valley.

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A split image showing three scenes from Stardew Valley (luau, giant crop, museum).

Diablo 4 druid in protective circle in werewolf form in a fight against some wildwood

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Diablo 4 Sorceress Next To Armory Station

Key art for Splatoon 3 showing the Inklings covered in ink.

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Doom: The Dark Ages

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A hand holding a stylus making a level in the original Super Mario Bros. style in Super Mario Maker.

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Rows of interconnected conveyor belts and machines in a grassy field from Factorio.

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Pirates meeting in a dim alley in Return to Monkey Island.

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Six Joker cards in play during a game of poker from Balatro.

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