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During the marketing for the Switch 2, one of the most talked about aspects<\/a> (perhaps because there was so little else to talk about<\/a>) was the potential that the new Joy-Con 2s could be used as mice. Post-launch, there\u2019s been almost<\/a> no reason to bother. It hasn\u2019t featured as a necessary control option in either of\u2026<\/p>\n

Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – kotaku.com<\/p>\n

All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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