Nintendo unveiled its Switch 2 console, demonstrating its capabilities through a showcase that allowed attendees to play various games. The lineup included well-known titles like Mario Kart World and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, as well as popular third-party games such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring. While the Switch 2 is recognized as an enhanced version of its predecessor, the introduction of mouse-like controls via Joy-Con 2 has received mixed reviews, with some praising their adaptability while others find them uncomfortable during extended playtime.
The movement [in Metroid Prime 4] felt mostly comparable to any PC FPS I've played, though those aren't usually paired with the lock-on technology Samus still uses in this game. But it did feel fairly natural to aim and look around with the Joy-Con mouse. This was slightly complicated by the fact that the face buttons were now rotated, so finding the right one was less intuitive while trying to scan doors, fire missiles, or activate Samus' morph ball mode. I felt like I was constantly hitting the wrong button during my demo because of the adjustment.
Not only is it simple to activate in [cases where you're switching from traditional controls to mouse controls], but it works remarkably well. And with small pads on the sides of the Joy-Con 2s, I never felt like I was in any danger of damaging the controller, even with aggressive mouse movements like with the wheelchair basketball game Drag x Drive or the newly ad
Attendees played multiple games, including Nintendo's first-party offerings like Mario Kart World and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, as well as big third-party ports like Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring. From the sound of it, the Switch 2 is exactly what it looks like: a bigger, better version of one of the best video game consoles of all time.
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