The Switch 2 launched with a new feature that saw little use. Now Nintendo is bringing back a 33-year-old game that will benefit from it.
What is this feature? The new Joy-Cons of the Switch 2 provide the functionality to imitate a mouse like on a PC. Many were excited about the mouse control of the Switch 2, but until now, few games have truly benefited from it – at least until now.
Through Switch Online, you can now play an old classic on the Switch 2: Mario Paint. It was released on July 14, 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES. Thus, the game is already 33 years old.
Here you can see a trailer for Mario Paint on the Switch 2:
Mario Paint moves from the SNES to the Switch 2
What kind of game is this? Mario Paint can best be described as a simplified graphic program.
- In it, you can paint your own pictures, create animations, and even compose simple music.
- At its release in 1992, it did not use a controller but a mouse developed for the SNES, which was included with the purchase of the game.
Since the original was played with a mouse, it makes sense that Mario Paint on the Switch 2 will also utilize the mouse control of the Joy-Cons. Many players are pleased because this feature has not been properly utilized by any previous game.
- “Unironically, the best mouse controller game currently on the Switch 2,” writes NathanielBandy under a trailer for the game on YouTube.
- YouTube user Sudoloku64 is also looking forward to it: “Finally, a proper use for the mouse feature”
- The combination seems perfect. “As soon as I heard about mouse controls on Switch 2, I saw this coming,” wrote brockbracken318 under the same trailer.
When it comes to its own games, Nintendo is significantly more restrictive than other companies. They are only available on the company’s home consoles. Additionally, the company is not a fan of used games. A Switch 2 owner had to experience this firsthand: Nintendo bans a Switch 2 owner for buying used games
