# Switch 2 Might Get Crankin' [Nintendo’s latest Joy-Con 2 patent includes a crank wheel](https://nintendowire.com/news/2025/08/08/nintendos-latest-joy-con-2-patent-includes-a-crank-wheel/) by Peter Glagowski for Nintendo Wire [Playdate](https://play.date) anyone? I could see [this](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:w2yyporceaqxdbzfupn5lcbt/bafkreihbcj2is2jxxhbw2kreaj7p5l4gvcvhaubdbm7j2f3z6jckk5m7bu@jpeg) being packed in a party game like a *Wario Ware* or a *Everybody 1-2*/*Wii Party*-style game. It would [not be the first time](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/toy-con-01-fishing-rod/?srsltid=ARcRdnqZdLI3Vadr944iAxmZMxpK-zYzLMB0tvcWwGIrs2AI8wylLfVz) that Nintendo has made a crank type accessory either. I did not have cranks and click wheels on my [[Joy-Con 2 Mouse Mode Possibilities|Joy-Con 2 mouse mode possibilities]] bingo card. If this means we can get *[Fulcrum Defender](https://play.date/games/fulcrum-defender/)* and *[Mars After Midnight](https://play.date/games/mars-after-midnight/)* on the Switch 2, I am all for it.