If you live in a region where it’s already April 2, you may have seen a short Nintendo Today video specifically promoting the C button. Over the course of seven seconds, we’re shown a Joy-Con attached to a Nintendo Switch 2 before a quick zoom into the C button. A finger presses the button. The button makes a sound. The sound is a nonsensical mixture of an activation jingle and what sounds like a Mii speaking.
Does this mean Miis are back? Maybe! And maybe it’s a sign Nintendo is launching a Miiverse-like social media platform — a fan favorite feature from the Wii U and 3DS era — that will be launched with the C button. Listen to the sound above about a million times and get back to us.
When Nintendo first revealed the Switch 2 back in January, the new Joy-Cons showcased alongside the device featured a mysterious, unmarked button. Everyone almost immediately assumed this meant the C button was returning after it skipped multiple console generations, speculation that was awarded earlier this week thanks to another Nintendo Today post. Even so, we’ve remained in the dark as to what the C button actually does.
Whether the C button opens a new Miiverse-style chatting app, allows for saving screenshots and video recordings, or just makes a funny noise and nothing else, we’re almost certain to learn more during tomorrow’s Switch 2 presentation. Stay tuned!
