- What is Button Mapping?
- Which controllers are supported?
- Which buttons can be remapped or reconfigured?
- Does this setting apply to the control sticks too?
- Can I apply a custom button configuration on multiple controllers?
- Does my custom button configuration carry over if I pair my controller on another system?
- Can I save multiple configurations for each controller?
- My controller is not responding properly. How do I know if the button configuration has been remapped or disabled?
- Will my custom button configuration apply while playing a game?
What is Button Mapping?
This is a setting that allows you to remap or reconfigure the button inputs for supported controllers on Nintendo Switch systems.
You can also disable the inputs for certain buttons or change the control stick orientation while using the Joy-Con controller in solo horizontal grip.
Which controllers are supported?
This setting is supported on Joy-Con(L), Joy-Con(R), and Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. The buttons on Nintendo Switch Lite can also be remapped.
Which buttons can be remapped or reconfigured?
You can configure any button other than the POWER Button, Volume, the HOME Button, and SYNC Button.
Important: You cannot configure other buttons to respond as the Volume, SYNC or POWER Button inputs.
Does this setting apply to the control sticks too?
The directional functionality of the control sticks (up, down, left, right, etc.) cannot be configured to a button input. However, you can change the side each stick is on. For example, the R stick input can be configured on the L stick.
Can I apply a custom button configuration on multiple controllers?
Each controller must be configured separately. However, you can load an existing configuration and apply it to the same type of controller. For example, a custom configuration for a left Joy-Con can be loaded on another left Joy-Con, but not to a right Joy-Con.
Does my custom button configuration carry over if I pair my controller on another system?
No. The custom button configurations are saved on the system, not on the controller. If you pair your controller on another system, the buttons will respond as the standard button configuration.
Can I save multiple configurations for each controller?
On each system, up to five different custom configurations can be saved for Joy-Con(L), five for Joy-Con(R), and five for Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.
My controller is not responding properly. How do I know if the button configuration has been remapped or disabled?
Throughout different menus, a wrench icon will be displayed beside the controller in-use at the bottom-left corner of the system screen to indicate that there is a custom button configuration for one or more controllers. This means that one or more button inputs have been remapped or disabled.
Important
- If you don’t know or remember the custom configuration for your controller, you can set the system to sleep mode. Upon waking up the system, you’ll have the option to reset the controller inputs.
- Prior to troubleshooting a controller, we strongly recommend you reset the button configuration to the standard inputs.
Will my custom button configuration apply while playing a game?
Once applied to a controller, a custom configuration will apply to nearly all scenarios on Nintendo Switch including playing games, Nintendo eShop, the HOME Menu, Maintenance Mode, etc.
Keep in mind that custom button configurations will be automatically disabled in certain scenarios, such as performing a button test, calibrating the control sticks, calibrating motion controls, etc.
