Nintendo Added a Requested Switch 2 Feature, But There’s a Problem

The Switch 2 finally has a setting that may feel immediately familiar to gamers coming from Xbox or PlayStation. In Controller and accessories, Nintendo added an option called “Swap Ⓐ and Ⓑ.”

The setting explains that it “Changes Ⓐ presses into Ⓑ inputs and Ⓑ presses into Ⓐ inputs for each controller you use. (Only affects controllers with those buttons.)”

For gamers who naturally expect the bottom button to confirm and the right button to go back, this Remapping option sounds great. Once enabled, pressing Ⓑ confirms, while Ⓐ goes back, matching the basic setup many Xbox and PlayStation gamers already know.

My hands finally did what my brain expected.

🎮 Switch 2 Remapping Changes the Button Inputs

This setting is simple, but it can make a real difference when switching between consoles.

Nintendo’s normal button layout can take a little adjustment for gamers who regularly use Xbox or PlayStation. You may see an on-screen prompt for one button, but your muscle memory expects another. The ability to swap the two buttons gives gamers more control over how the console feels.

For a moment, the feature feels like exactly what Nintendo needed to add.

😞 The Switch 2 UI Still Shows the Old Buttons

Here is the frustrating part: the system menus do not change with the setting.

Even after enabling Remapping, the Switch 2 interface still shows Ⓐ for OK and Ⓑ for cancel. The buttons behave differently, but the UI continues showing Nintendo’s default layout.

That can get confusing fast.

You press the button that now confirms an action, but the screen tells you to press the other one. Your hands may be following the new control setup, while the menus are still teaching you the old one.

The feature technically works, but the experience does not fully match.

🧩 The Feature Has Potential, But It Feels Incomplete

I like that Nintendo added the option. It gives gamers a way to make the Switch 2 feel more comfortable, especially when jumping between different consoles.

Still, the UI should update system-wide when the setting is enabled. If the button inputs are swapped, the on-screen button prompts should swap too.

Without that, the feature feels a little jarring. The controls act like Xbox or PlayStation, but the menus still look like Nintendo.

I cannot lie, I disabled it as soon as I realized the UI did not change.

Nintendo added a requested feature, but would you keep it enabled if the menus still showed the wrong button prompts?