• News
    • Tech News
    • AI
  • Gadgets
    • Apple
    • iPhone
  • Gaming
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
  • Science
    • News
    • Space
  • Streaming
    • Netflix
  • Vehicles
    • Car News
  • Social Media
    • WhatsApp
    • YouTube
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
TikTok
Snapchat
WhatsApp
Submit Your Content
Nintendo add mysterious new 'C' button to Switch 2 console as fans speculate its real meaning

Home> Gaming

Published 16:57 2 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Nintendo add mysterious new 'C' button to Switch 2 console as fans speculate its real meaning

Eight years after the OG Switch, Nintendo is expecting another child

Tom Chapman

Tom Chapman

We're jumping for joy like a certain portly plumber because the Nintendo Switch 2 is on its way. The OG Switch landed all the way back in March 2017, and since then, it's gone on to give us some of the best-selling games of all time while becoming one of the best-selling consoles ever. We've seen the Switch top the charts year after year, but as various whispers of a Switch Pro never amounted to anything, there were rightful questions about what comes next.

Up there with the announcement of the next Grand Theft Auto, leakers got there years before to confirm that Nintendo was working on a Switch successor. We all had to act shocked when the Switch 2 was finally announced on January 16, 2025, promising it would be out before the end of the year.

Hoping to stop the scalping issue that dogged the Switch in 2017, Nintendo has vowed to ramp up production to avoid stock problems, so if you've been saving, you should be able to get your hands on one.

The mystery of the 'C' button continues (Nintendo)
The mystery of the 'C' button continues (Nintendo)

Advert

We're about to get a proper look at the Switch 2 in a 60-minute April 2 direct dedicated to the console, but before we get there, there's been rampant speculation about a mysterious new button.

When we first got a peek at the redesigned Switch 2 and its slinky black look, many were asking what the new button on the Joy-Cons could mean. Originally appearing blank, it's now been confirmed as a 'C' button by the Nintendo Today mobile app.

Even though we now know there will be a new 'C' button on the Switch 2, we're no closer to unravelling its mystery. Gamers have their own thoughts, with some suggesting it's a simple wink to the GameCube's 'C' stick, which evolved from the N64's yellow 'C' buttons. Others think it's a 'capture' button, but there's a popular idea taking off on Reddit. What if the 'C' stands for chat and brings back the Wii U's chat function? Redditor u/get-homebrewed noted an audio cue that seems to honor Wii U's chat, with one supporter responding: "You know what, you ARE onto something. It's the beat of Wii U chat with the instruments of the 3DS friends theme.... That makes perfect sense holy smokes."



Advert

Another cheered: "You’re 100% on to something. So we think the “C” button is a CALL button? This better be linked into an entire ecosystem of devices though. Not just Switch 2s ….. hence the need for a Nintendo Today app???"

Someone else joked, "C is for coincidence," while another mused that it could be a 'cast' button to play games on screens without the need for a dock. As critics have pointed out, having a whole button dedicated to a chat function might be a bit outlandish, especially considering that no other console does that.

The harshest critics suggest that the lack of a full redesign and the fact that backward compatibility could hold back modern games will hold back the Switch 2. Then again, you have to look at the Wii U's dramatic departure from the classic Wii and its maligned legacy in the history books of gaming consoles to see that's not always a good thing.

Still, the mystery of the Switch 2's 'C' button continues to generate interest.

Featured Image Credit: Nintendo
Gaming
Nintendo

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

14 hours ago
20 hours ago
4 days ago
  • 14 hours ago

    Call of Duty called out over 'insanely stupid' changes that are costing players a fortune

    Many aren't happy with the game's direction

    Gaming
  • 20 hours ago

    Stop killing games hits 1,000,000 signatures but there's still one major concern

    The movement could change gaming forever

    Gaming
  • 4 days ago

    GTA 6 fans in shock as game makes surprise appearance on PS5 & Xbox

    You can wishlist the game right now

    Gaming
  • 4 days ago

    Disappointed Xbox fans all make same comment after Microsoft brutally pulls plug on game 10 years in the making

    Along with Perfect Dark being cancelled, too

    Gaming
  • Nintendo makes concerning announcement about OG Switch that could affect 40,000,000 people
  • Gamers obsessed with new Nintendo Switch button that brings back iconic 2012 feature
  • Impressive Nintendo Switch 2 deal can shave hundreds off the price of your console
  • Nintendo officially confirm release date for Switch 2