Using a Mouse & Keyboard on Nintendo Switch...

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The Nintendo Switch has keyboard and mouse support, but unfortunately almost no games utilize it. Luckily, there are some 3rd party peripherals that let you use a keyboard and mouse with ANY game...
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[@romshark]

I do wish they'd support using the mouse in Mario Maker 2 when making levels. I think that would have been a great option.

[@donupp13]

It was done with Game Maker Garage. I don't see why they wouldn't with Mario Maker 2. Seems like a huge missed opportunity

[@_reZ]

@@donupp13 They didn't really care about that game. It's support got dropped pretty early so now it sits on my switch because it's not fun anymore. Huge waste of money for me

[@pulseofme6884]

Or support mario maker 2 in general would be nice

[@bedrockanarchyrealm2762]

Yeah, the mouse is a great control option, have Mario maker 2 on an emulator and it's a joy to use a mouse.

[@teneesh3376]

I really thing a gyro cursor would greatly benefit the game. Especially as an option. But Nintendo is terrible at accessability

[@yellowberryHN]

I'm a game developer, and I'm currently working on porting a game to Switch, and one of the things I'm ensuring is that the keyboard and mouse experience works out of the box, just like it would on the PC version.

[@EnderTBone]

What game?

[@keyrif7111]

What game

[@GoodlyPenguin]

What game, dude?

[@XiGlove]

dude what game

[@chronosbat]

@@XiGlove Probably some crappy unity pixel art game.

[@FourDozenEggs]

Honestly, keyboard and mouse support should just be standard in all console games. I doubt it would be difficult to do. More options are always a good thing, that's why I got into PC gaming in the first place.

[@kevinr417]

Nintendo included mouse support in Game Builder Garage and it worked beautifully. But rather than making me appreciate their inclusion of the functionality, it left me annoyed by all the titles that should and could have had mouse support, but didn't. Mario Maker is at the top of that list.

[@thinkhector]

Psst...Get a stylus for like $10! In this particular case, the touch screen is better than a mouse.

[@gregorymirabella1423]

@@thinkhector good idea, that stylus will work great on my tv!

[@thinkhector]

@@gregorymirabella1423 You did hear me say touch screen right?

[@gregorymirabella1423]

@@thinkhector yeah, but the reason we want mouse support is so we can build levels on the tv.

[@thinkhector]

@@gregorymirabella1423 Yes, but what happens when you want to build levels AWAY from the TV? You gonna take your mouse with you? Try to run it on your lap? You need two solutions.

[@sonnyrynsaard3567]

On today's episode of 'Bob uses literally anything but a normal switch controller:'

[@freeno6447]

So true

[@LifeBulb]

If I recall Game Builder Garage also has keyboard and mouse. Though I think it's just mouse support, which is cool. Really wish that Super Mario Maker 2 had that support.

[@rotallyPumpered]

It might be nice if these had an option to emulate the gyro, rather than just the analogue stick. I think something like Splatoon 2 would work pretty well with a good keyboard and mouse profile.

[@Lucyfers]

There is one called the Titan Two that does that with custom scripts

[@teneesh3376]

I agree with that. Cause from what I have learnt with using gyro aiming on pc, thumbsticks are terrible for aiming. So devs do a lot of things to make it good. Those things are great for thumbsticks. But once you put those things for gyro aiming or a mouse, aiming feels terrible

[@bluestitchgaming3390]

@@Lucyfers the problem with it though, is the view teleports and stops moving very easily. I read something about it online, for a guy who spent countless hours trying to code something specific to get it to work, since otherwise it glides, or from memory, sometimes completely stops if you go too fast. I think splatoon 2 has something in built that either intentionally or unintentionally stops it from working

[@loreleihillard5078]

Idk how well it would work, but Splatoon 2 does have the in game option for stick- only controls

[@bluestitchgaming3390]

@@loreleihillard5078 fair point, unfortunately wolf den was right about the input lag feeling bad though for people who are used to mouse + keyboard fps games, when trying to emulate stick movement.

[@Cbamptronious]

Bob, I honestly think I come to watch your green screen skits more than anything, so good.

[@JosheJade]

What the heck, I was just wondering this but didn't have any further motivation to try it on the switch since I do this with my Xbox/PC for Minecraft haha

[@rinkashikachi]

It is like Google listening you through your devices and giving you ads, but in this Google listened you, went two weeks back in time and made its content creator make a video about a product

[@roddyb33]

For anyone interested, Hypnospace Outlaw has full mouse and keyboard support on Switch too.

[@johnmickey5017]

Came to comments to call this one out!

[@Othtober]

In my head cannon of Wulff Den ad read world, everyone is Bob. It’s just a sea of Bobs. There are good Bobs and bad Bobs, rich Bobs and poor Bobs, dad Bobs and child Bobs, but they are all Bobs just the same. I imagine Bob walking the streets of New York City and just bro nodding to everyone as they are all Bob. I almost just watch these videos for the ad read. I need to know what the Bobs are getting up to this week. All this just to say I really appreciate the effort you put into your videos.

[@michu123PL]

Hey Bob! New to the channel, actually the first video I stumbled upon was the Gigabyte monitor review. But I stayed for the Switch content and recently I bought a Switch OLED - my first Nintendo console at 29 years of age. I previously was (and still am) a PC and PS/Xbox gamer and did not really understand the hype behind Nintendo titles (Nintendo games/consoles were also not really popular here in Poland ever). But I got tired of the constant "who gets the best graphics" battle instead of "who makes the most enjoyable game" and wanted something new (also, my GF likes to travel a lot so I needed something portable for gaming on the go). So for the first time since it's release I got interested in the Switch and based on your videos I decided to give it a go. And boy oh boy do I love it. I do not have that many games yet but I love the form factor, I love the different ways that I can play games on it and I love the OLED screen. I also got the 8BitDo Pro 2 controller and now I cannot imagine myself going anywhere without these 2. I am sorry for the long post but I just wanted to thank you for making fantastic content in general and "making me" get the Switch. Now, I need to save some money to get these damned Nintendo games :D Cheers!

[@uwuiosIII]

wholesome comment, hope bob sees this :)

[@piplup10203854]

That is so cool that you got to find something new to enjoy ☺️ hope you and your girlfriend are well and enjoy the incredible library of games together. Nintendo switch has a ton of titles to be played that you’re gonna need a second 8bitdo controller ☺️ I bought one for my niece cause she loves when I bring my switch over to the house and we’ll play games. She loves Mario party at the moment

[@rey_tm27]

Welcome to the family :D

[@saitolai]

I can relate to this somewhat, about a year ago, I was pretty hesitant on getting a Switch, till I watch Bob's videos, and it really made me convinced on getting a Switch and enjoy gaming on the said console too. It was somehow an ideal choice too, as there are plenty of games which I would enjoy playing on the switch, although building my library may take some time for now haha...

[@kamilhabibabob]

Bro wrote a whole essay

[@RuzzzLightyear]

i see you all the time on yt but this is my first time watching one of your vids. you've gotta be one of the best reviewers. you don't sugarcoat anything and youre pretty detailed which is very nice cause products like this we really need and true and honest review

[@megamix5403]

I'm not a fan of Fortnite but the way you flossed after getting that Victory Royale was golden. XD

[@rinkashikachi]

If you are not a fan, because of building, there is a no-building mode there now

[@olivergoldvalente]

I've tried that mouse you have too. There is definitely input lag in the mx master. Changing mouse choice might help but there's probably lag in the whole chain.

[@jamesgavin1791]

Seconding this. The MX master has a low polling rate, great for productivity, trash for reflex movements.

[@MS7.7]

Yup I can confirm. For productivity it's one of the best I tried but for gaming glorious or corsair will be better.

[@trevlsteinberg5994]

there is no controller variation this man will not try

[@hakushiro9910]

i think a full mouse/keyboard assist would help the switch to be more viable for people coming from pc-only gaming and seeing the switch as a childs toy.

[@Yipper64]

I have a thing called the Titan Two which can do keyboard and mouse. Its input system is far less elegant than the devices featured in this video, but it can do a few more things. Like it can convert basically any controller to switch Xbox etc. I could use two DK Bongos (if I had two) and probably map them so that I can play any switch game with DK bongos. I will get a second pair eventually just to do that, but its not on my priority list.

[@DJ_NickyG]

It might not be a limitation of the Nintendo Switch hardware anymore. The recent release of Quake II will allow use of a USB Keyboard & Mouse natively. This spins things around a bit knowing that the limitation could be in the game devs court.

[@ethel72]

I’m not sure how difficult it actually was to do, but the shot of Bob hitting down the plant in front of Hacker Bob looked so good and impressive!

[@roguespartan2854]

I expected the xbox to have full k&m support because it uses a modified Windows OS, but my xbox one suffers whenever I plug them in. But I am so happy to know the support for it is good on Quake in the switch because I love that game.

[@backstageZW]

I died laughing from the matrix guy 😂😂

[@iyeetsecurity922]

Nintendo should give us a patch that allows a wireless mouse/keyboard to legit work. Having a mouse cursor on screen to play Northgard, Broken Sword, etc would make games like that a *_lot_* more accessible and fun.

[@CarcPazu]

I quit PC gaming about 6 years ago, I bought a switch for my daughter but was thinking of using it as well for some casual FPS action, especially for Metroid Prime Remastered, which is only available on the Switch. I'm pretty bummed out with the options.

[@tjmeyer6656]

Great video Bob. Your editing skills for your sponsors are top notch

[@DiskCart]

Came to see if a mouse works on switch stayed to see this sick lighting setup

[@daniel_75820]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly certain the old dooms didn't even support mouse on PC. They used the arrow keys.

[@crossslashgod8450]

Yes and no anything after their og releases have mouse support

[@TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat]

Yep, that's how I played it.

[@Level1Sword]

Really wish keyboard and mouse worked on all consoles for all things.

[@lllllll5990]

Pc exist

[@rinkashikachi]

@@lllllll5990 can you read?

[@LeroiPOV]

I read an article about this before. I'm glad you got into it! Really cool to see it in action. Keep doing you, Bob!

[@stevenm1832]

I love Quake! I play on my Xbox with a wireless mouse and keyboard. Knowing I can do this on my switch is freaking me out. I need to try it now.

[@lawrence703]

I’m so glad you made this video, I’ve been racking my brain trying to remember what the game was called that was styled to look like old style PC and actually used mouse & keyboard for input. Plus I love your videos, great sense of comedy and you always seem to thoroughly research your stuff too. I really appreciate the extra effort you put into producing your videos. I’m so glad your thumbnail doesn’t have a picture of you with your mouth open, it does my head in when people do that (please talk Wood out of it).

[@teomanefe]

The Switch with the Apple sticker got me laughing

[@joelrodriguez6123]

I just picked up a copy of Scribblenauts that was on sale. This game seems made for a keyboard & mouse setup.

[@cadepeters5937]

Astroneer, I was so glad this game had support

[@emmanuelreynoso5770]

If you plug the keymander into say, the wall, will it power those hungrier keyboards?

[@C4puch]

I'm curious if you could use one of these devices so that you could do something like controlling the game with voice commands or twitch chat, as if I'm correct that's how DougDoug does it.

[@Megaman.ExE7]

Man you make some great tech videos. I'm always learning something. I also really love how you're genuinely interested in all the products you assemble and review. But you admit that a lot of the stuff only marginally improves a gaming experience. Great Vid

[@repeekyraidcero]

A Battlenetwork Fan ? Woo!

[@AngryGiraffe66]

That music at the start took me right back to my childhood watching moves at home

[@cabbisto2278]

The stream was great last night got to see this working in action

[@LionHeartJule]

I've been using a random adapter it works well I don't feel any input lag and I play fighting games with it all the time using keyboard on the switch

[@XoaGray]

I'd honestly love to have keyboard and mouse support on the Switch. I do use a controller most of the time even on PC, but I'm all for more choice, and there are some games that I just like to play better with a keyboard and mouse. A lot of the games I play are PC ports, so the functionality should just be there already anyway, it's like they rip it out on the Switch.

[@Amplifymagic]

That big Apple sticker on that poor Switch is cringe

[@extern64]

Real

[@BlasterGoblin]

Didn’t expect to see Bob pull a Tim Gettys.

[@PSOCrocker]

Been using controller + mouse combo for over 20 years on PC love it!

[@alifayed6919]

no way

[@rinkashikachi]

@@alifayed6919 he is a crocker after all

[@TheErlend87]

Controlles really should be standard equipment for PC gamers

[@rinkashikachi]

@@TheErlend87 Nope. Not enough buttons

[@WesleyLawton]

I was just thinking recently that it would be pretty sick to have a big ol' joystick with the sensitivity of an analog stick (not even sure if this is a thing) for the left hand and a gaming mouse with well-placed buttons on the right. I'm not a PC gamer and I don't have the money to mess around with something like that just for fun, but hey it might make for a good Wulff video. Always like your work, Bob.

[@marsdouze]

I've been experimenting with kbam more and more recently, it's almost like Mr. Wulffden read my mind.

[@AugustMelonMan]

my favorite part of these videos is the ads they make my fish brain go brrrrr

[@THE-CRT]

I gotta get one of these adapters for payday 2. HELL YEAH

[@1557Reckless]

What about the fact that Nintento has given us a device that is designed to play on a TV from the comfort of your couch - and then fails to give you and wireless/Bluetooth Microphone support for your headsets. So now you have to sit within 4ft of your 65" tv so you can plug a headset into your switch dock and break your neck trying to get a good viewing angle.

[@JeskidoYT]

i love the matrix hacker bob in this universe

[@DonAngelito5150]

Honestly this was a blast to watch. I always find new things when it comes to my switch but i do wonder does it work for the Switch Lite?

[@Zsilu3]

I think that since I've started using KZbin, your video is literally the first one that made me wanna watch your sponsor skit again hahahaha ! So hilarious !!! Long Live wulffden

[@Miss-Foe]

Controller + MMO mouse is how I play Halo on my Xbox. Took a minute to get used to it, but it's amazing.

[@bar506]

Becareful he also commented the same on my comment here, don't belive without proof i can't know yet if its real or not though i wish it will be make him prove that he really is wulffden

[@TheNightfrog]

I got the same message

[@emilyvanengen]

The floss was everything, Bob

[@layershift8308]

Modder Bob meets Hacker Bob

[@Demurr]

Goddamnit, Bob's ads are an underspreciated gem!

[@YokhudoMhixid]

Oh my God. you have the cleanest set up until 0:40. Look at those cables...

[@D1360VR]

9:40 SO MUCH POWER

[@kirbythingys]

Only game I ever knew of that can use a keyboard is ACNH for typing in game

[@Aura-Of-Syrinx]

Glad you mentioned Quake because it's great and more Switch games need to support it out of the box

[@ScottyMedina]

If the keyboard and mouse will work with only Quake then I’m good! Thanks for the info cause I wondered why they would bother putting USB on the dock.

[@projectz975]

what if they could emulate gyro control with the mouse? it wouldnt work in every game, but those that do might work perfectly like a mouse without as much setup fuss

[@SMarcey]

The video came out great. The dual bob and tripple bob ads are fuckin hilarious XD

[@grafvinestarry]

I love Bob Ads they are getting every Video better and better

[@VillainMommy]

God, that intro AND the advertisement intro both made me ugly laugh. It occurs to me that youre the only youtuber whos ads I dont skip just because half the time, they make me giggle.

[@RGGaming940]

Finally, I can play DOOM Eternal on the switch like a PC without having to upgrade my laptop.

[@alejandroquinones3636]

That ad had me rolling LMAO

[@mooseman06]

Undertale and Deltarune also natively support keyboards.

[@CammyWammy1406]

fun fact: Rogue Company also allows keyboard and mouse

[@mjacesamsung]

Keyboard and mouse is supported in Game Builder Garage on Switch.

[@harlowhq9474]

this is so interesting because i never thought you could do that

[@Lightsout1047]

the mario odyssey movement on keyboard and mouse 😮‍💨

[@tiredfella]

As someone who is using their thumb functionality to inflamed joints.... I just want to be able to play my games at all. Thanks for the info

[@pikakirby1119]

Some games I'm aware of that use keyboard and mouse are game builder garage which utilize just the mouse for both development and gameplay outside of typing where the keyboard is usable, smile basics another programming game on switch which allows for full on keyboard and mouse support for both development and gameplay, doom 1 and 2 used to have very limited keyboard controls however I believe they were removed some time with in the past few years they seemed to have just been left in by mistake, the switch eShop which let's you use the arrow, enter, and esp keys for navigation, and finally the internet browser which works the same as the eShop.

[@Freelancer837]

Not cheating. This is an accessibility feature being denied to players more than anything else. Plus, if it's a game that has gyro/motion control aim already, then it's not really an unfair advantage (especially since almost every one of these adapters equates the mouse to the digital sticks on the controllers anyway)

[@vermilionpt0]

In Monster Hunter Rise, you can press enter on keyboard to bring up the typing prompt for text chat.

[@recklessjunkie]

That pink coiled cable could look so much better get a mid line union for it and shorten it up!

[@Gryzor88]

I’ve bought Quake on Switch cause it supports KBM and it’s a joy to play. Ignored all other FPS, since the devs didn’t bother to implement KBM.

[@GreekoCanuck]

Bons adds are just hilarious.

[@Idk_and_idc..]

There is a game called rogue company on switch. I constantly play it on kbm. But you can’t really crouch, use your extra abilities, or jump. Just roll, move, aim, shop, switch to lefty mode, and shoot. And on top of that your mouse sensitivity is pretty slow and it isn’t adjustable.

[@aben5948]

The only person I love seeing ad sponsorship on youtube

[@jodiemcclure7854]

lmao bob and the floss dance

[@How2BEpic]

GameMaker games like Undertale actually work just fine with a Keyboard. When Undertale came out on switch I would replace its files with other GameMaker games from my mutuals and they would still work with a keyboard at least.

[@How2BEpic]

A funny quirk of this is if you hold Escape in Undertale, the "Exiting/Quitting" prompt still appears in the corner. It doesn't actually quit out though.

[@takemetoyonk]

This man loves thinking about/feeling controllers as much as me but how have I not ran into him in the city? Is it the inherent desire sensor of nerds? ..I work at a gaming cafe lmao

[@uneducatedgamer8881]

The Nintendo Switch is a state of the art computer.

[@SoraDoesGaming]

I like playing groove coaster with keyboard and mouse

[@franziskawegener2160]

I hope you read this WULFF DEN. I have the Gamesir Adapter and it‘s working just fine for me. But if you move the mouse to fast it outspinns. You can configure the color and the key setting in the userfriendly app. There‘s a built-in autoclicker lol. The biggest problem is that when you open the inventory (for example minecraft) you can only drag around the items with space for A and WASD for movement. There should be an option to set a key for changing between different profiles so that you can put the mouse on the left thumbstick and use it as a cursor in the inventory. But overall the adapter works fine for a none-pc-player like me (my parents don’t allow one at the moment and say my switch is enough lol).

[@Tyler_B.]

Pokémon legends would be interesting with the mouse keyboard setup

[@tohtorimaaastrala2612]

Keyboard and Nintendo *switch* thanks for giving pun idea lol

[@jamiepogue6024]

Don’t sleep on Hypnospace Outlaw, and definitely play it with a keyboard and mouse. Just doesn’t make much sense without it.

[@joaoaraujo9629]

Man Quake supports it on Nintendo how sick im gonna try it hahaha

[@SleepyLuigi]

I’m searching this so I could actually play among us on switch.

[@Niss101]

Hey Bahb, what about games like Two Points Hospital? Or Constructor? I remember playing that on the PS1 with the mouse. Thanks for your videos!

[@Scrapwreak7040]

There is actually a new game on switch that you can use a mouse with and that's astroneer

[@ReggiewithTwoGs]

Even when I’m not interested in the topic I will watch…just for the Ad.

[@zayniacgames]

Making all my games compatible with controllers,keyboard and mouse.

[@dayytonafox8373]

Another day another wulf den vid… jus got home from droppin off the kids… time to lock in

[@SchkuenteQoostewin]

Disabled gamer as I am, needs this

[@Technically_Techy]

Ik for splatoon mapping the motion controls to the mouse works extremely well but I hear it’s a process

[@christianmino4073]

I just want to use this for Star Wars kotor and after watching the video realized there probably isn’t a cursor on the game anyway so it defeats the purpose . It’s just the battles I cannot have a fun time without keyboard and mouse for the battles.