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Dual Joy-Con Mouses for 3D Object Manipulation

US20260145059 is a patent application for using two Joy-Cons in mouse mode to manipulate objects in 3D space:

  • Left stick to navigate player character (img 1)
  • Right mouse to steer right hand (img 2)
  • Left mouse for left hand (img 3)
  • Right stick to alter hand height
  • Objects in both hands can interact (img 4)
Drawing from patent US 20260145059: FIG. 10 shows a non-limiting example of a game screen in the first exemplary embodiment
Drawing from patent US 20260145059: FIG. 11 shows a non-limiting example of a game screen in the first exemplary embodiment
Drawing from patent US 20260145059: FIG. 18 shows a non-limiting example of a game screen in the second exemplary embodiment
Drawing from patent US 20260145059: FIG. 19 shows a non-limiting example of a game screen in the second exemplary embodiment

Note that the mouse-con detects not only mouse movement but also gyro orientation, making this an acceptable but not true replacement of a VR controller.

The inventor listed in the application is Takuya Kobayashi, who previously worked on ARMS. No wonder he did this type of R&D.

[Originally posted on 2026-05-29 Pacific Time]