Mouse Work, the Switch 2 party game built for Joy-Con 2 mouse controls, launches December 7: price, co-op and what we know

Developer Nitrome (Bomb Chicken, Shovel Knight Dig) has finally dated Mouse Work: the party game built around the Joy-Con 2 mouse controls launches on December 7, 2026, exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2. The release date trailer went up on November 10, 2026, and pre-orders are open on the Nintendo eShop. Here is what the official sources confirm.

Release date: December 7, 2026, on Nintendo Switch 2 only (Nitrome, Nintendo Store US listing).

Price: $19.99 on the US Nintendo Store; ¥2,200 on the Japanese eShop, according to Nintendo Life. The European price was not shown in the sources we read: check the eShop in your region.

Publisher: PM Studios, according to the US listing. Pre-orders are open on the eShop.

Languages: the US listing includes French among 13 supported languages, as well as British and American English. Rated ESRB Everyone. Cloud save supported with Nintendo Switch Online.

Nitrome presents Mouse Work as “the ultimate showcase” of the Switch 2 mouse controls, combining precise cursor tracking, gyro and haptics.

54 jobs across 18 roles, including climbing instructor, taxi driver, artist, hairdresser, gym teacher and IT support.

Hidden “cheddar” stashes, menu and title-screen puzzles and bonus challenges unlock hundreds of cosmetics.

The US listing names TV mode and tabletop mode as play modes.

A solo campaign of 8 to 10+ hours, according to Nitrome; Nintendo Life, citing the Japanese listing, mentions more than 50 stages.

1 to 4 player co-op, locally (several “mice” plugged in) and online, with GameShare support.

Levels and mechanics adapt to the number of players, so solo and multiplayer runs are meant to feel different.

The sources we read do not give a European price, a file size, a physical edition or a demo, and they do not say whether a regular USB mouse can be used instead of Joy-Con 2 controllers. Nitrome first revealed Mouse Work before the Switch 2 launched; this release date is the first major update since then, Nintendo Life notes.

Image: official Mouse Work key art from the Nintendo eShop, © Nitrome / PM Studios. Original: https://assets.nintendo.com/image/upload/store/software/switch2/70010000115533/8472683dbf4f414f2b187ff0eb7b8a8dedcbffd1ef64067a6593d0fae0f207f6