Civilization VII Dev Comments On Switch 2 Mouse Theory
If the rumors are true and the Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons function like a mouse, what games can we expect? One of the devs of Civilization VII shared his take.
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We are all patiently, or impatiently, waiting for further news from Nintendo about their new console. read our review), to adapt to the Switch 2’s hardware.
Civilization VII dev comments on the potential for the Switch 2’s Joy-Con mouse theory
Today, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Nintendo will be waiting until April 2nd to share more details about the new console but Shirk did have one comment about the situation.
According to IGN, Beach remained silent, while Shirk gave a response. The quote does not confirm or deny anything or give any details that Nintendo would be unhappy about, but it certainly gives more fuel to the speculative fires. When asked about the rumored mouse functionality, Shirk said “It is definitely intriguing.” Adding, “You always do some trade-offs when you have to deal with pure console controls… I love what they’re doing with the controllers. It’s all very cool. That’s about all I can say about it in of opinion… I think it looks awesome.”
If this rumor turns out to be true, and the Nintendo Switch 2 is a much more powerful console than its predecessor, it opens the door for a lot of games. Thinking of other games that are best on a PC, Xbox recently announced that Xbox Game Studio titles to make the jump to PlayStation 5. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has already gone on record about his plans to the Switch 2, so maybe these real-time strategy games will arrive on the new Nintendo console as well.
All of these rumors rest on the capabilities of the Nintendo Switch 2. Using a Joy-Con as a mouse could be fun, but if the hardware isn’t powerful enough to run modern games like Civilization VII, then it may not be enough to impress PC gamers. Hopefully, either way, Nintendo will find a strange and exciting use for it with their first-party games.
