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this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2024
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The theory I've seen accepted here is that A was closer to the thumb: https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/34650/what-reason-could-nintendo-have-had-for-putting-the-a-and-b-buttons-in-a-non-alp#34652
And perhaps on the XBox/PS controllers with 4 buttons, the bottom button is the natural rest position.
I would love to see someone do a study on if there's an intuitive layout or if it's all just learned.