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There\u2019s a lot to talk about since the Switch 2 reveal<\/a>, and one of the jokey-but-not questions from many folks is: Will the Switch 2 mouse work on my pants?<\/em><\/p>\n

Which makes sense! Rarely are we doing handheld or console gaming with a table in front of us, let alone a large, luxurious desk mat like the ones at the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> hands-on event held in New York. I already wrote a bit on how it feels to play with the Joy-Con\u2019s mouse feature<\/a>, but let\u2019s get specific: How well does it work on pants? And various other non-mousepad surfaces?<\/p>\n

The mouse worked on my corduroy pants no problem, both while aiming during Metroid Prime 4: Beyond<\/em>, and when using both Joy-Cons during the strange Drag x Drive<\/em> game. I had to drag both hands across my legs at once to drive the robot wheelchair, but it did work!<\/p>\n

But I couldn\u2019t just stop there. Urged on by coworkers back home, I tried the mouse on basically any surface I had access to. Does the mouse work on the bare skin of my arm? Yup. The aluminum back of my Macbook Air? Yup. A leather wallet? The only limiting factor there was the surface being small, but the mouse worked.<\/p>\n

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@polygon<\/a> <\/p>\n

We went hands-on with the Nintendo Switch 2\u2019s mouse mode and tried it on the weirdest surfaces we could find. #nintendo<\/a> #nintendoswitch<\/a> #gaming<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u266c original sound – Polygon – Polygon<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

I asked my friend and former Polygon staffer Megan Farohkmanesh<\/a>, who confirmed it also worked on her tights. Finally, I tried to use the mouse on the top of my head, for a stunt nobody would actually repeat while gaming. Did it work? Yes. I\u2019m sure TikTok loves this footage.<\/p>\n

So generally, will it mouse? Yes. Should it? Probably not, but you can\u2019t doubt my commitment to the bit.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s a lot to talk about since the Switch 2 reveal, and one of the jokey-but-not questions from many folks is: Will the Switch 2 mouse work on my pants? Which makes sense! Rarely are we doing handheld or console gaming with a table in front of us, let alone a large, luxurious desk mat like the ones at the Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on event held in New York. I already wrote a bit on how it feels to play with the Joy-Con\u2019s mouse feature, but let\u2019s get specific: How well does it work on pants? And various other non-mousepad surfaces? The mouse worked on my corduroy pants no problem, both while aiming during Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and when using both Joy-Cons during the…<\/p>\n

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