Nintendo Switch 2: Drag X Drive is a great example of controlling the new Joy-cons

It was expected that Nintendo would use games like Mario Kart World to show off its mouse controllers, rather than create a new IP to be used as a technology demo. But the company introduced Drag X Drive at the very beginning of the showcase. The new sports game is designed specifically to showcase what the new Joy-cons can do with their mouse capabilities and gyroscope integration.

A new sports game is designed to showcase what the new Joy-cons can do with their mouse capabilities and gyroscope integration.

Will this be enough to do what Arms failed to do, and create a whole new series of similar games for Nintendo? Drag X Drive in some ways resembles this console generation’s Arms, acting as a neat piece of technology that’s destined to be short lived. But that’s okay, because the game is great proof that the new Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-cons can do things that no other controller or even a regular mouse can. Its success won’t be measured by how many people play it in a year’s time, but by how many developers it inspires in the meantime.

Drag X Drive — is a three-on-three version of basketball, but the specialty is that the players are in wheelchairs. Each of the Joy-cons is controlled by a separate wheel. To move forward, you have to press both Joy-Cons at the same time. When you need to turn around, you need to gently hook one of the Joy-Cons. At first, it’s not easy to get used to the new controls. The controllers are quite responsive and all, but it’s a little difficult to operate two controllers at once.

Luckily, Drag X Drive — is not a racing game, so the initial controls, didn’t matter. Things become much clearer when the game itself, designed for six players, begins. Here you only have to move in short spurts to rush to the ball and grab it or crash head-on into your opponent to knock the ball out of his hands. These deliberate movements meant more focus could be put on positioning.