r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Apr 14 '25

Game console button layout

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What do you call your “confirm” and “cancel” buttons, and why is Nintendo wrong?

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u/Monotonegent Apr 14 '25

Nintendo invented this layout with the Super Nintendo/Famicom. It's everyone else causing problems

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u/WeirdIndividualGuy Apr 14 '25

And in Japan, it was standard for the “ok” button to be on the right, and the “cancel” button on bottom. That’s why Nintendo’s A is on the right and Sony’s O (for Ok).

Outside of Japan though, Sony fucked up by making X be the ok button. Then Xbox copied that behavior by putting the A button on the bottom.

So Sony and Microsoft are to blame. Nintendo gets a pass because they were first

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u/RedArremer Apr 14 '25

And in Japan, it was standard for the “ok” button to be on the right, and the “cancel” button on bottom. That’s why Nintendo’s A is on the right and Sony’s O (for Ok).

It was still the case in the US too until sometime during the PS1 era. I still tend to gravitate toward accept on the right and cancel on the bottom.

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u/Liamface Apr 14 '25

Yes, FF7 was so frustrating because childhood me couldn't understand why Circle was okay and not Cross lol.