Mouse Work
{{short description|Upcoming video game}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2025}}
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| developer = Nitrome
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| platforms = Nintendo Switch 2
| genre = Party
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Mouse Work is an upcoming party video game developed and published by Nitrome for the Nintendo Switch 2. It features a variety of minigames utilizing the mouse functionality of the Joy-Con 2, in which each player controls a pointer-shaped mouse interacting with the environment in different manners.
Development
Nitrome began working on the game before the mouse feature was officially revealed, and based the game's concept on industry rumors and a tease of that feature present in the system's announcement video on 16 January 2025. They did not formally receive a software development kit from Nintendo, and used Joy-Con duct taped to computer mouses to prototype and develop the game.{{Cite web |last=Doolan |first=Liam |date=April 11, 2025 |title=Random: Mouse Work Dev Nitrome Shows Off Its "Frankenstein Joy-Con 2 Alternative" |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/random-mouse-work-dev-nitrome-shows-off-its-frankenstein-joy-con-2-alternative |access-date=April 13, 2025 |website=Nintendo Life |archive-date=11 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411122958/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/random-mouse-work-dev-nitrome-shows-off-its-frankenstein-joy-con-2-alternative |url-status=live }} According to Nitrome founder Mat Annal, they used their experience in creating browser games to make the game very rapidly.{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first= Tom|date=April 8, 2025 |title=Switch 2 developer reveals game it gambled on making after hearing whispers of mouse controls |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/shovel-knight-dig-studio-reveals-switch-2-game-it-gambled-on-making-after-hearing-whispers-of-mouse-controls |access-date=April 13, 2025 |website=Eurogamer}}
Nitrome cited Pico Park (2016) and Part Time UFO (2017) as inspirations for the game. Several outlets also drew similarities to Snipperclips (2017), another indie game with a multiplayer focus that was released as a launch game for the original Nintendo Switch.{{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Ollie |date=April 7, 2025 |title='Mouse Work' Looks Like It Might Be The Switch 2 Equivalent Of 'Snipperclips' |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/mouse-work-looks-like-it-might-be-the-switch-2-equivalent-of-snipperclips |access-date=April 13, 2025 |website=Nintendo Life}}
Release
The game was revealed on 7 April 2025, a few days after the console's unveiling during a Nintendo Direct on 2 April 2025 showcasing the console. While no release date was revealed, Nitrome expressed their desire to release it "shortly" after the Switch 2's launch on 5 June 2025.{{Cite web |last=Hannah |first=Zoë |date=April 8, 2025 |title=Mouse Work is the newest Switch 2 mouse control game |url=https://www.polygon.com/news/554797/mouse-work-switch-2-mouse-game-announced |access-date=April 13, 2025 |website=Polygon |archive-date=10 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250410234523/https://www.polygon.com/news/554797/mouse-work-switch-2-mouse-game-announced |url-status=live }}
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