Nintendo's new app gave us another look at the Switch 2, and there's something different with the Joy-Con

The simply launched Nintendo At the moment app screenshots are giving us one other take a look at the brand new Pleasure-Cons
The picture reveals Pleasure-Cons with an additional button in entrance of the Change 2
It stays to be seen what the “C” Button is for.

Whereas Nintendo didn’t shed many particulars on the forthcoming Change 2 throughout its Direct stream earlier as we speak (March 27, 2025), the gaming big did let some info about its upcoming, highly-anticipated console slip via the cracks.

Past many new titles coming to the present Change and Change OLED, in addition to doubtless supporting the Change 2, the corporate additionally dropped a brand new app. No, not an replace to Nintendo Music, however the solely new Nintendo At the moment app for Android and iOS.

It’s out now and accessible to obtain, however as first noticed by VCG, one of many screenshots in each the App Retailer and Play Retailer showcase a Nintendo Change 2, particularly the Pleasure-Cons… and oh did it ever spark some speak.

Nintendo Today app screenshot — (Picture credit score: Future)

At first look, it’s the Pleasure-Con’s related to kind one controller with the principle hull of the Change 2 behind it, however look somewhat nearer and as some would say, “improve.” The appropriate Pleasure-Con with the purple highlights has a ‘C’ button under the house button.

That almost confirms the existence of the ‘C’ button and that it is going to be part of the Change 2 in a fairly distinguished location on the principle controllers for the console. Particulars get somewhat extra scarce after that, although, and we’ll doubtless want to attend for the corporate to make it official throughout the April 2, 2025, Nintendo Direct, which is promised to be all in regards to the Change 2. Principally the other of as we speak’s earlier Nintendo Direct.

And for these questioning, this additional button was seen within the unique Change 2 launch video, however it didn’t have a C on it. Equally, the ‘C’ button was noticeably absent on the Change, Change Lite, and Change OLED, however it does have a little bit of a historical past with Nintendo’s earlier consoles. It appeared on the Wii, GameCube, New 3DS, and New 3DS XL.

TechRadar’s personal Sprint Woods believes that it would allow a brand new mouse mode on the Pleasure-Cons – basically performing as a brand new approach for controlling the Change 2 and navigating the interface. Contemplating the kickstand appears much more succesful on the Change 2 from the teaser movies, it would make sense as you may prop the console up after which use it with a mouse for particular titles.

Nintendo may simply be making an attempt to make {that a} bit simpler on the Pleasure-Cons; it additionally could be one thing else solely, like a brand new sort of connection. It may be for ‘Neighborhood’, enabling a brand new sort of hub – possibly Mii’s will return? For now, it’s anybody’s guess, however we respect discovering it in a brand new app from Nintendo, and fortuitously, the Change 2 Direct stream is just days away.