Nintendo shows off Switch 2 mouse capabilities with a 3-on-3 basketball game that's basically Rocket League with robot wheelchairs

You can indeed use the Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con as a mouse, and Nintendo has a Rocket League-style sports game featuring robot characters in wheel-chair-like vehicles to fully demonstrate the possibilities.

Drag x Drive is a three-on-three basketball title. The gimmick is that you use a pair of mouse Joy-Con to wheel yourself forward around skatepark-like levels to get your ball into the basket. It's set to launch this summer.

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The trick to movement is you have to use both the Switch 2 Joy-Con like they're computer mice, and you need to slide them back and forth as if you were moving the wheels of you chair yourself - slide them both forward to go straight, in opposite directions to turn left and right. You even have to raise and flick the Joy-Cons to shoot.

There's no mousemat shown in the trailer, so hopefully this means the Joy-Con will work on any surface.

You can also wave the Joy-Con to signal to your teammates that you're open for a pass, which is a nice way to implement the technology. There are plenty of sick tricks you can pull off in Drag x Drive that earn you more points, so maybe each will need a different combination of hand movements to do.

Although Drag x Drive isn't a launch title, Mario Kart World and Welcome Tour are, and you can check out all the other upcoming Switch 2 games in our handy roundup.

Check out our live coverage of all the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct news for more.