A few years ago, with the release of Tears of the Kingdom on Nintendo Switch, I made the decision to finally stop using Joy-Cons. Because if I wasn't in handheld mode, Nintendo's half-palm-sized ...

We got the release date, which is June 5, and plenty of details. The company also pulled the lid off a mysterious Joy-Con feature. The rumors were right. They can double as mouse-like controllers.

Yes, the Nintendo Switch 2 is backwards compatible—with a few caveats. Nintendo has released a list of apps and games with issues ranging from incompatible Joy-Cons to complete start-up errors.

Joyful Joy-Cons Let's start with one feature that the Switch line still can boast over most of its handheld gaming competition: the removable Joy-Cons. The new magnetic slotting system for these ...