GagBase Logo Explore

Nintendo Switch vs Xbox Controller Button Layout Mismatch Meme

The image is a screenshot of a post from the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The top of the screenshot shows the poster's profile, with display name 'i bless the rains down in castamere' and username @Chinchillazllla. Below the profile, the poster's text reads 'this should be illegal'. Under this text are two side-by-side close-up images of gaming controller face buttons: the left is a red Nintendo Switch Joy-Con, with buttons arranged X (top), Y (left), A (right), B (bottom). The right is a black Xbox controller, with buttons arranged Y (top), X (left), B (right), A (bottom). The joke stems from the relatable frustration of cross-platform gamers, who often make input mistakes when switching between the two controller types due to conflicting muscle memory from the swapped A/B and X/Y button positions, leading the poster to hyperbolically claim this layout difference should be illegal.
Make
@Chinchillazllla X

this should be illegal

Overview

The image is a screenshot of a post from the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The top of the screenshot shows the poster's profile, with display name 'i bless the rains down in castamere' and username @Chinchillazllla. Below the profile, the poster's text reads 'this should be illegal'. Under this text are two side-by-side close-up images of gaming controller face buttons: the left is a red Nintendo Switch Joy-Con, with buttons arranged X (top), Y (left), A (right), B (bottom). The right is a black Xbox controller, with buttons arranged Y (top), X (left), B (right), A (bottom). The joke stems from the relatable frustration of cross-platform gamers, who often make input mistakes when switching between the two controller types due to conflicting muscle memory from the swapped A/B and X/Y button positions, leading the poster to hyperbolically claim this layout difference should be illegal.

Origin notes

This meme was originally posted on the X (formerly Twitter) platform by user @Chinchillazllla. It quickly became popular in online gaming communities, as the conflicting button layout between Nintendo Switch and Xbox controllers is a widely shared annoyance for gamers who play on both systems. It has since been reposted across other gaming-focused social platforms including Reddit, TikTok, and Discord servers.

Similar memes

A 2x2 four-panel meme featuring a gray, humanoid character with large, round eyes. The top-left panel shows the character with a neutral expression. The top-right panel contains bold black text: 'You like Nintendo enough to own their merch'. The bottom-left panel shows the same character now with visible sweat droplets, signaling anxiety. The bottom-right panel contains bold black text: 'You get a copyright notice'. The humor stems from the unexpected, relatable contrast between being a passionate fan and facing legal consequences.

Nintendo Merch Enthusiast's Copyright Surprise

A 2x2 four-panel meme featuri…

The meme features a white background with bold black text at the top that reads 'Mfs making this decision at 8 and dying with it:'. Below the text, four prominent brand logos are arranged in a 2x2 grid: the top-left is the Microsoft Windows logo (four colored squares: red, green, blue, yellow), the top-right is the Nintendo logo (red oval with white 'Nintendo' text), the bottom-left is the Xbox logo (white sphere with a green X), and the bottom-right is the Sony PlayStation logo (blue 'P' symbol). The meme humorously critiques the phenomenon where children choose a gaming or tech brand at a young age (around 8 years old) and maintain unwavering loyalty to it throughout their lives.

Microsoft, Nintendo, Xbox or Sony? (or all?)

The meme features a white bac…

This is a relatable gaming meme centered on the common trope of player 2 receiving an inferior controller. The top of the meme features text reading "I got an extra controller for you", followed by the line "The controller:" above a photograph of a fully disassembled, casing-free game controller circuit board with loose detached components including a single joystick, separate rubber button pads, and exposed electronic parts that appear completely non-functional. The joke plays on the widespread experience of second players in local multiplayer games being given low-quality, broken, or barely usable extra controllers by the primary player.

The pain of player 2

This is a relatable gaming me…

This image is a screenshot of a public post from the X (formerly Twitter) platform. The post is by user Shafeeq, whose handle is @Y2SHAF. The text of the post reads: 'i can't explain it but crossing the road is so embarrassing'. The meme resonates with audiences because it articulates a common, unspoken feeling of awkwardness many people experience when crossing a road, often stemming from self-consciousness about being observed by waiting drivers or other pedestrians.

Relatable X Post Claiming Crossing the Road is Embarrassing

This image is a screenshot of…

This image is a screenshot of a public tweet posted on X (formerly Twitter). It features a custom Mii avatar with wide, stressed eyes as the profile picture of the poster, justin @farringt0n. The tweet text contains a humorous, relatable joke answering the question "can u multitask" by stating that the poster is simultaneously losing their mind and relaxing, poking fun at the common modern experience of feeling mentally overwhelmed while still appearing casual or unphased.

I Multitask By Losing My Mind And Chilling At The Same Time

This image is a screenshot of…

This three-panel meme uses the popular sad Pablo Escobar reaction template from the *Narcos* TV series to make a joke about Nintendo's well-known aggressive copyright protection practices. The joke's premise is that Yoshi, Nintendo's iconic green dinosaur character from the Mario franchise, is based on a dinosaur, a species that went extinct millions of years before Nintendo created the character. Therefore, Nintendo cannot actually sue anyone for copyright infringement against dinosaurs because the allegedly infringing party is already extinct. The three panels show escalating disappointment and resignation from Nintendo's perspective.

Nintendo Can't Sue Dinosaurs For Yoshi Copyright Meme

This three-panel meme uses th…

A two-panel meme using a photograph of Drake edited to wear an FBI jacket. The top panel shows Drake with his hand raised to his ear, accompanied by the text 'Release the Epstein files.' The bottom panel shows Drake pointing forward with a determined expression, accompanied by the text 'Take down a PC game pirating site.' The meme satirizes the perceived prioritization of targeting piracy over addressing high-profile, potentially controversial investigations.

Priorities

A two-panel meme using a phot…

This is a humorous gaming pun meme. The top text has a question: "What do you play on?", followed by the poster's answer: "Me: Mario.". The image below is a photo taken inside a video game retail store, showing separate branded sections for consoles: Mario gets his own dedicated signage section alongside major console brands Xbox (green) and PlayStation (blue). The joke relies on wordplay: the question asks what gaming console/platform the person plays games on, but instead of answering Nintendo, they answer Mario, which is literally treated as its own platform/section just like Xbox and PlayStation in the store, leaning into the common association that Nintendo consoles are primarily known for Mario games.

What do you play on

This is a humorous gaming pun…

A screenshot of a Discord chat in the 'rules' channel. User AS196747 posts a message expressing frustration about needing to clarify that the 'shitposting channel' does not involve posting actual feces, warning that such actions will result in a ban. Below the message are various reaction emojis including a shocked face, frog, poop, fire, broken heart, and others with respective counts.

Discord Shitposting Channel Rule Clarification

A screenshot of a Discord cha…

This two-panel meme satirizes the perceived double standard in Nintendo's approach to emulation. The first panel features a relaxed shot of Squidward Tentacles from *SpongeBob SquarePants* paired with text describing Nintendo's casual use of emulation for their own official re-releases of games. The second panel shows Squidward with an intensely angry, bulging-eyed expression, paired with text criticizing Nintendo's strict, hostile stance against fans who use emulation to play the company's out-of-print, 20-year-old games that are no longer available for purchase. The meme uses the popular Squidward angry eyes template to highlight the hypocrisy between Nintendo's own practices and their enforcement against fan behavior.

Nintendo's Emulation Double Standards Meme

This two-panel meme satirizes…

This image is a screenshot of a Reddit comment exchange that acts as a meta demonstration of Cunningham's Law. First, user Kollr intentionally misattributes the principle 'the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer' as Murphy's Law. Another user, againstbetterjudgmnt, replies correcting the misattribution, asking if Kollr means Cunningham's Law. Kollr then replies 'See, it work.' (intentionally using slightly incorrect grammar) to point out that the correction he received is exactly the principle he described working in real time, proving the law is valid.

Proof that it works every time

This image is a screenshot of…

This is a screenshot of a social media post featuring a two-layered joke. The top of the post has text explaining the poster had a 30 minute discussion with a classmate who did not understand the 'good and evil Spotify' meme trend, followed by a 2x2 grid of app icons: top left is a light blue edited Spotify icon labeled 'Good Spotify', top right is the standard green Spotify icon labeled 'Spotify', bottom left is the official Steam gaming platform app icon labeled 'Steam', and bottom right is a red edited Spotify icon labeled 'Evil Spotify'. Below the main post, two comments add an extra pun layer: the first comment asks 'Bro tf is steam' with crying and wilted rose emojis, and the reply jokes that steam is 'gas form of water', playing on the homophone between the Steam platform name and water vapor.

Good And Evil Spotify With Steam Homophone Pun Meme

This is a screenshot of a soc…