The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct has just revealed that the new C button on the Joy Con 2 controller is a built-in chat function – I was right.

The Nintendo Switch 2's C Button mystery has been solved courtesy of the Nintendo Direct aimed at explaining the upcoming console.

Nintendo wanted to make sure one of the Switch 2's "defining features" was easy to use.

The C button, used to launch Nintendo's GameChat feature, will essentially be useless to those who do not want to pay for an NSO membership.

Nintendo has made its own Discord-like chat app for the Switch 2, and it’s going to charge you for it. Once the free period is over on March 31, 2026, GameChat, and the C button that activates ...