Nintendo is launching a special camera accessory for the Switch 2 that will let you host video chats with your Switch friends. Simply called the Nintendo Switch 2 Camera, it’s a camera on a stand designed to sit near you as you play. It will cost $49.99 when it launches on June 5th, the same day as the Switch 2.

OK, obviously cameras are not a new innovation in console gaming, and Nintendo themselves have experimented with them before with the DSi and various other devices. But the moment the Switch 2 Direct’s video started showing how it intended to use a camera, everything started getting that notorious Ninty weirdness. I smiled big.

With the official reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2, we were bound to get a few extra features teased. Mouse controls, magnetic Joy-Cons, a built-in microphone, a camera... wait. While the idea of sharing a game experience with friends online certainly has its appeal - one made stronger by a face-to-face connection - some people are just inherently uncomfortable with the idea of pointing a camera at the most important part of their living room.