This Switch 2 game was announced before developers even had developers

Mouse work is Nintendo Switch 2 game Shovel Knight Digging The nitrate of the developer will be announced soon after Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. This is a party game around the Joy-Con 2 controller that can also be used as a mouse. There is only one receiver: Nitrome doesn't have the Switch 2 development kit yet.

The Dev suite is necessary for game studios to release games on platforms like Switch 2. Nintendo reportedly was very restricted in distributing the Switch 2 development kit before it was launched in June this year, putting independent developers like Nitrome in an awkward situation. Games that entered the new system early on are often closely related to their lifespan platform, which can mainly benefit indie games.

Studio founder Matthew Annal told me in an interview: “We realized that if you get something new from the door or something close to launch there is a chance there and (if) use some features, there will be a nice audience there who wants to try it out.”

Actually, if this happens, it's not a decision for nitrogen, because of such a game Mouse work It wasn't until Nintendo got a development kit that it could cross the finish line. Situations like Nitrome's reminded Nintendo of its capabilities on the appearance of the Switch 2 and its gaming library.

According to Annal, Nitrome was first interested in the idea of ​​developing a game with the Switch 2, when the team saw the console's January announcement, which hints that it has some form of mouse support. Annal's initial idea was to bring the classic nitro flash game, Mario Paint– Inspiration Pest controltoggle 2. The design of AnnalFeel Pest Control is too “outdated” and thinks it would be more creative to build games for Switch 2 from scratch. That was when the mouse work was born.

Mouse works with mouse control-driven mini-games from closing pop-up ads to guiding climbers on the mountain. Nal Quote Pico Park and Part-time UFO As a main inspiration. Mouse work is done in the game engine unification, while Nitrome is currently working in a development environment that allows them to use multiple mice on a single desktop. As shown in the X video below, they just tied Joy-Cons to these mice to test the feel of the game.

Outside Drag the X drivewhich is one of the only confirmed Switch 2 games around the use of mouse controls and the ability to use multiple controllers simultaneously in mouse mode while playing. This is a game that is only made with Switch 2, which is why it was shocking to have not contacted Nintendo before the announcement of Nintrome.

Nitro released such as Shovel Knight Dig and Bomb Chicken For the Nintendo Switch, Nitrome wouldn't think they would be awarded the Switch 2 Dev suite if a mouse just reached out to work.

“We think that if we try to reach out, they don’t actually come back to us because they’ll say we don’t have a project. We thought, ‘Let’s work together and get the video and aim for the next straight after that, because everything we know about the mouse might be different from what we think (what we think) and we think (what we think) (nintendendodo) (nintendendo).

Annal believes that it is possible that Nintendo gets a mouse-themed title for release, and that you will eventually feel at ease when there is no such game in Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. After three months of development and no contact with Nintendo, Nitrome publicly announced its mouse work on April 7, and then extended the development kit.

The trailer for Mouse Work doesn't reveal that Nitrome doesn't have the Switch 2 Dev Kit yet, so it's getting attention like any new Switch 2 game. Unfortunately, for Nitrome, Nintendo still hasn't guaranteed that the studio is a development room. Annal received a reply from Nintendo in the United States, but it would take Nintendo in Europe to make the ball roll so that the mouse work on the Switch 2 could become a reality.

“We've done something for the Nintendo Switch, so we have some Nintendo contacts. We contacted them, but most of them were very silent. No one wanted to come back to you all of a sudden. So maybe they're really busy, or they're told: 'Don't want to talk to anyone who wants a developer to talk to,'” Annal explained. “I did hear letters from several people, but they are from the US and their advice is ‘You need to be in Europe because you are in Europe, which is not particularly helpful.”

For now, that's what the mouse does. It's still in active development as Nitrome continues to use new mini games, friendly color-friendly features, and more. Ultimately, Nintendo must contact Nitrome for mouse work to hit the always available startup window of the Switch 2.

Once the development kit is in the hands of nitrogen, Annal will not think that this will cause delays in development. He hopes Nitrome will have a version of the mouse working that can be submitted “within weeks” of getting the development kit. Annal said that if Nitrome gets the development kit in time, the mouse work might start as early as July, but admitted that “it does depend on when we get the development kit.”

Mouse Work is very attractive because it feels the fact that the Switch 2 is tailored, which is why it’s shocking to know that Nitro hasn’t had a development kit yet. At some point, the door to the Switch 2 development kit must be open, and the Switch 2 Eshop can be packed with indie games like the Switch's ESHOP. It is worth remembering that in the early days of the Nintendo switch, ESHOP was similarly restricted, leading to some key indie games like Snake passes and Snipperclips: Cut it out together! Really stand out.

With the launch of Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo is once again restricted by independent games, allowing only selections such as Triangle star On the platform. The power of bringing the game into the Switch 2 is ultimately in Nintendo's hands, even if the game in question feels as tailored as a mouse work.