Topic: Nintendo Switch 2 Predictions

@NintendoByNature It's a salmony orange to me. @MrCarlos46

@VoidofLight Now this blue/orange color combo, although inverted, reminds me of Nick Jr.

Just hoping to see Switch 2 Joy-Cons that actually have colored shells like the magnetic connectors.

@MrCarlos46 Yeah I like the red, just thought it’d be nice to Switch it up from generation to generation.

Also the Joy Con looks orange/pink to me. Sometimes it looks more red, but I feel like in most footage it looks more orange to me.

@PikminMarioKirby The trailer made it look like pastel orange, which NGL they could have considered pastel colors this time.

@MrCarlos46 I mean, the blue is more pastel blue as well.

No pun intended?

@MrCarlos46 @VoidofLight The colors certainly feel a lot softer than the neon ones on Switch.

@FishyS pun certainly Nintendid

Any changes we can expect for the Switch 2 Pro Controller, like a different shape and obviously the “C” button?

Somehow it’d be funny if the shape is based on the DualSense controller.

But really, one thing I wanna see them add is a hybrid D-Pad akin to the one from the Xbox Series X controller, as well as adaptive triggers and a headphone jack so we can connect headsets to do voice chat in docked mode.

My question is how would they handle mouse functionality with a Pro controller? The Joycons feel like they could easily translate to a mouse, but I'm struggling to think of how they could make a Pro controller work with that feature. Controlling a mouse two-handed, which you would have to do for a Pro controller, might feel awkward.

@Bolt_Strike I'm assuming the games which require mice will be joy con only similarly to how some current games don't work with pro controller.

@Bolt_Strike The answer is probably that you won't be able to use the mouse controls on the pro-controller. Games that use mouse controls probably aren't going to be that common. Your odd touch-screen game and your odd party game most likely.

@Bolt_Strike Games that need the Joy-Con to be used as a mouse will end up being Joy-Con only.

@VoidofLight I can see plenty of games like strategy games, shooters, point and click adventure games, etc using mouse controls. That being said, I imagine 99% of games that have them will do so optionally rather than as a requirement.

Thinking about the implementing built-in voice chat on Switch 2 part, how will one be able to do it if they can’t access the headphone jack in docked mode?

@MrCarlos46 bluetooth?

@FishyS Something I was thinking: Headphone jack on the Switch 2 Joy-Con grip, or Nintendo making their own wireless headset similar to the PS5 Pulse headset.

There’s one thing still in debate about the Switch 2: Is it gonna use 8nm or 5nm? Because it’s also a factor towards performance and battery life.

@MrCarlos46
Some doubt on this one but at one point I did hear that the Pro Controller had a headphone jack this time. It also had a couple of additional buttons on the back. The game of Chinese whispers ended with people conflating the paddles with the detachment levers on the JoyCon. But the extra buttons on the back above the "controller legs" were always about the Pro Controller

While I do think it's just an option and you'd be able to pick the Rare design for DK in the new Mario Kart, if it's not the case I have a feeling that the new 3D Mario would be a movie tie-in game.