A button
- "A" redirects here. For the Japanese smasher, seeSmasher:A.
TheA button is one of the buttons on each controller where it is present. On theNintendo 64 controller it is blue, on the NintendoGameCube controller it is an aqua-green, on both theWii Remote andClassic Controller it is transparent with a white backing, and on both theNintendo SwitchJoy-Con andPro Controller it is dark gray. The color of the button on theWii U GamePad andWii U Pro Controller matches the color of the controller, while it varies on theNintendo 3DS.
Overview[edit]
In the default controller layouts of all installments in theSuper Smash Bros. series, the A button is used mostly for executing standard attacks. This includesNeutral attack, allTilt attacks,Dash attack, all standardAerial attacks, allSmash attacks (in conjunction with thecontrol stick),Pummel,Floor attack,Edge attack, and someCommand-input moves. Outside of gameplay, the A button is also the standard "confirm" button when navigating menus.
When playing with the Wii Remote held sideways, the2 button acts as a substitute for the A button, performing smash attacks (when pressed with theD-pad or the1 button) and confirming selections on menus, whereas the actual A button is used fortaunts. When using Joy-Con (R) as a single Joy-Con held horizontally, the A button will become the bottom button, acting like aB button and performing special attacks, while the A button's menu and battle functionalities are given to theX button.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl introduced thecontrols menu option introduced in this game allows non-default actions to be mapped to the A button. This option has returned in every subsequantSmash release. While not directly related,Nintendo Switch hardware version 10.0.0 introduced the ability to map the functionality of any button to any other button from the console options menu, further diversifying how the A button can be used inUltimate.
