Switch 2’s mouse mode can be used to navigate the home menu

Mouse mode is one of the new features you’ll only find on Switch 2. Both Joy-Con on Switch 2 come packed with an optical sensor that let you use mouse-like controls in various games. Turns out you can use mouse mode to navigate the Switch 2 itself as well.

Via the Nintendo Today app, Nintendo has shared a new video revealing that the Switch 2’s various home menus can be interacted with via mouse mode. This will allow you to point and click anywhere you’d like on various menu screens to make selections, start up games and more.

You can get a look at how mouse mode works on the Switch 2 menu via the video below. It also shows how you can use the thumbstick in mouse mode to scroll through menu options and more.