Nintendo Switch: Change language - here's how to do it

If you want to change the language of your Nintendo Switch, this works via the console's settings. However, if you change the language of the console, it will also affect the games.

How to change the language settings of your Nintendo Switch

In the settings of your Nintendo Switch you have the option to change the language of the console. In order for the changes to the language settings to be applied, the console must be restarted. Therefore, quit all running programs and back up your game progress so that no data is lost unintentionally. Then follow these steps to adjust the language settings:

1. Switch to the home menu of the Switch and call the system settings.
2. Search the category "Console" and select the option "Language" there.
3. Set the desired language and confirm the entry. The console will then restart and the user interface is from now on set in the language you selected.

The change of the system language affects not only the user interface of the Switch, but also the language in games. This is especially handy when a game itself does not offer options to set the language. In den meisten Fällen sind die aktuellen Titel auf der Switch aber mit mehr als einer Sprache ausgestattet, die Sie über die Einstellungen des Spiels ändern können.