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Joy-Con 2 Is a 5 Degrees of Freedom Controller

In a new patent application, Nintendo posits that the Joy-Con 2 is a 5-DoF controller, by incorporating a 2-DoF mouse sensor and 3-DoF gyro sensor (imgs 1-2). The height of the 2D plane can also be altered by the analogue stick or buttons, making it a 6-DoF equivalent (but Nintendo doesn’t call it that).

Two drawings from patent application US 20260158372: FIG. 4 illustrates a non-limiting example of a mouse operation FIG. 5 illustrates a non-limiting example of a gyro operation
Two drawings from patent application US 20260158372: FIG. 6 illustrates a non-limiting example of a gyro operation FIG. 7 illustrates a non-limiting example of a gyro operation

More complex object manipulation can be performed with the combined input from two Joy-Cons (img below).

Drawing from patent application US 20260158372: FIG. 11 illustrates a non-limiting example of a case where two controllers individually perform operation for an operation object.

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[Originally posted on 2026-06-11 Pacific Time]