Nintendo has revealed probably the most direct tease but of Change 2’s mysterious C button, in its closing promo video earlier than Wednesday’s large Direct stay stream.
In Change 2’s January reveal video, Nintendo confirmed the presence of an additional button on the correct Pleasure-Con, however the button had all markings eliminated in promotional materials.
Numerous leaks – together with some from Nintendo’s personal app – described the button as ‘C’, however now Nintendo has immediately emphasised its presence in a video revealed on the Japanese Nintendo Immediately app, the place it’s now Direct day.
It’s presently unknown what the C button does, but it surely’s been speculated that it might be a significant unannounced function for Change 2, with guesses starting from Chat (permitting for voice communications) to Neighborhood (resulting in some type of social hub function).
Nintendo is about to broadcast an hour-long Nintendo Direct presentation on Wednesday devoted totally to the Change 2. Nintendo is anticipated to not solely reveal Change 2 software program and provides a value and launch date at this occasion, but in addition shed extra gentle on a number of the secrets and techniques surrounding the {hardware}.
This consists of the obvious presence of mouse controls on Change 2’s Pleasure-Cons. It’s probably, then, that Nintendo was planning to correctly introduce the C button throughout this Nintendo Direct and reveal what it truly does.
The Change 2 Nintendo Direct, which will likely be held on April 2 at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST, will hopefully reveal all.
The primary Nintendo Treehouse Reside Nintendo Direct 2 stream will then kick off at 7am PT/ 10am ET / 3pm BST on April 3, with a second happening on the similar time on April 4. Nintendo has but to substantiate how lengthy the streams will final every day.