We are only a few short days from Nintendo's Switch 2-focused Direct, which is set to air on the second of April. However, according to semi-reliable leaker extas1s, the Switch 2's C-button will have a surprising function.
Extas1s suggests you'll be able to use the enigmatic C-button to connect a Nintendo Switch to the Nintendo Switch 2, enabling you to use the old console as a gamepad for the new one. It's a quirky innovation but, if true, would be an astute way to re-purpose old technology that many Switch users already have lying around.
This connection feature could be useful for a variety of reasons. You could use it for split-screen games, or for potential ports of Nintendo DS and/or Wii U games which require two screens. There's every chance the leak isn't true, but that would be an oddly specific untruth.
The C-button has been the subject of intense speculation ever since early leaks of the Nintendo Switch 2's controller featured the mysterious button. Official images then confusingly blanked out the button, only for official promotional material to then feature it. The C could potentially stand for...
