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Nintendo Patents Joy-Con 2 Crank and Clickable Wheel Attachments

WIPO filings reveal how Joy-Con 2’s optical sensors could track rotary crank movement or register a mouse-style wheel without indicating if these accessories will reach production.

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A new Nintendo patent hints that peculiar Joy-Con accessories are coming back
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Overview

  • Nintendo submitted WIPO patent applications on August 7, 2025 for two Joy-Con 2 attachments—a rotary crank and a clickable wheel.
  • The crank accessory features a magnet-secured rotary disc tracked by the Joy-Con 2’s optical sensor through a dedicated window.
  • The clickable wheel employs a gear train to translate rotation into the SL button and includes a secondary input mapped to the SR button.
  • Observers liken the crank’s design to the indie Playdate handheld’s mechanism, reflecting Nintendo’s ongoing interest in unconventional peripherals.
  • Nintendo has not confirmed production plans, and similar patents have historically represented exploratory concepts rather than guaranteed products.