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My personal take is... Well it makes a lot of sense. Using an IR pointer to replicate touch functionality where needed would be an elegant and simple work around. Seems like something Nintendo would certainly do. It also explains why all the Switch consoles in the commercial were facing forward.
Full article here http://letsplayvideogames.com/2016/...ight-joy-con-offers-ir-pointer-functionality/
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Hello again, Nintendo fans clamouring for information on the Switch. It’s not big, but we’ve got a little additional info for you today.
Over the past few days, much discussion has taken place about the Nintendo Switch potentially having a multi-touch screen on its handheld portion. We said in a recent report that we believe games will not be allowed to require touch screen functionality for any game, as all Switch games will be required to be playable while the handheld is in the dock.
With regards to how this will be circumvented, we believe the solution is that touch screen games will be playable on your TV by use of an IR pointer located in the bottom of the right Joy-Con.
Having spoken to sources within Ubisoft, we believe that games which support touch functionality on the handheld will use IR functionality to replicate that ability on the TV.
We believe the handheld, when docked, will switch on two small IR lights similar to the Wii Sensor Bar at the top of the handheld screen, peeking out above the top of the dock. The IR sensor in the right Joy-Con can then be used in much the same way as a Wii Remote pointer. This is designed to be used for touch screen replication, rather than the camera turning and aiming functions Wii Remotes were often used for.
My personal take is... Well it makes a lot of sense. Using an IR pointer to replicate touch functionality where needed would be an elegant and simple work around. Seems like something Nintendo would certainly do. It also explains why all the Switch consoles in the commercial were facing forward.
Full article here http://letsplayvideogames.com/2016/...ight-joy-con-offers-ir-pointer-functionality/
Obviously switch to locked if old