10 Things You Didn't Know Your Nintendo Switch Could Do

5. Create Unique Sound Effects By Using Different Parts Of Your Finger

Nintendo Switch Ps4 Controller
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An ultimately useless feature but one that shows just how much love Nintendo poured into creating this device, the Switch's operating system is capable of reacting to your finger taps with different sound effects, depending on which part of your digit you use to tap the screen.

Reddit user daanhoek18 created a post about this on the unofficial Switch subreddit, demonstrating the difference in sound with a thumb tip versus a thumb... face? Body? The main bit.

This is something you may have already noticed, but hadn't acknowledged: when using the Switch normally, it's logical to assume that different sound effects are present just to mix things up a bit, rather than it being a change you can impact directly.

Have fun getting those sounds out of your head, and please don't start tapping the screen with other body parts just to see if the response is different...

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