nintendo has eyed adding a Playdate-style crank to the Switch 2, according to a recently spotted patent from Nintendo Patents Watch. The hypothetical accessory would add tracking rotational movement to an existing bag of Joy-Con 2 controller tricks that includes motion and mouse controls.
Based on the patent request, the crank accessory attaches to the side of a Joy-Con 2 magnetically, not unlike the controllers’ wrist straps. Whichever game supports the accessory can use the Joy-Con 2’s mouse sensor to track the rotations of the crank as an input.Fishing games or games wiht dedicated fishing mini-games, like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, seem like the obvious contenders for an accessory like this, but knowing Nintendo there are weirder possibilities, too.