Among the changes to the Switch 2 Joy-Con charging grip and Pro Controller is the addition of GL and GR buttons, which are on the underside of the handles. Nintendo has recently shared that players can customize these buttons to map to specific actions on a per-game basis.
In an overview posted on the Nintendo Today app, the company explained that the new buttons are fully mappable by the player. This means that they can take on the role of any other button on the controller. Moreover, these mappings can be set for each game, meaning that you’ll have the ability to set up game-specific controller settings.
Button mappings can be set from the quick settings menu, opened by holding down the Home button from within a game. Any mappings will be saved automatically and persist across gameplay sessions.
The GL/GR buttons are only available on the new Joy-Con 2 charging grip and the Pro Controller, both of which are sold separately from the Switch 2 console. The charging grip will run you $40, while the Pro Controller costs $84.
The Switch 2, meanwhile, launches on June 5, but preorders are still widely unavailable in the United States. If you managed to snag a preorder, take a look at all of the Switch 2 games that are confirmed and rumored so far. The console costs $450–a substantial increase over the original Switch–which Nintendo has acknowledged may suppress early adoption. In addition, while the Switch 2 looks on face to be pretty similar to its predecessor, Nintendo claims that it has built the hardware from the ground up.
