I never thought I'd have to issue a spoiler warning for the Switch 2 system menu, but Nintendo is already revealing hidden mouse control Easter eggs

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I thought Nintendo had given up on these kinds of "fun little details"

Hand holding blue Switch 2 JoyCon in mouse mode.
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As we inch closer to the launch of Switch 2, Nintendo continues to provide tiny morsels of new information about the console via the Nintendo Today app's drip feed. This time, the company's reveal might actually be a spoiler, as it details a fun little Easter egg you might otherwise just stumble across on the system menu.

"There are some fun little details in the 'How to Use Mouse Controls' section of the Controllers setting on the HOME Menu," the latest Nintendo Today post says, showing a help menu describing those mouse controls.

That's it – you just click the balloons and they pop. It doesn't turn into a whole secret minigame or anything, but I'm still glad to see these kinds of details here. Nintendo's historically been known for packing a lot of personality into its UI design, but the Switch menu has always been pretty sterile, so it's nice to see Switch 2 lean in that direction a little more.

Dustin Bailey
Dustin Bailey
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Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator.

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