{"id":118351,"date":"2020-09-22T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/nintendo-switch-games-with-small-text-the-worst-offenders-how-to-use-zoom-on-switch"},"modified":"2020-09-22T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T14:00:00","slug":"guide-nintendo-switch-games-with-small-text-the-worst-offenders-how-to-use-zoom-on-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/09\/22\/guide-nintendo-switch-games-with-small-text-the-worst-offenders-how-to-use-zoom-on-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide: Nintendo Switch Games With Small Text: The Worst Offenders – How To Use Zoom On Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One common issue with many Switch games \u2014 especially games ported from other platforms \u2014 is uncomfortably small on-screen text. Whether it’s dialogue in a box, menu text, or the User Interface (UI), it can often be difficult to read on Nintendo’s handheld hybrid console.<\/p>\n

It’s not something that blights ported games exclusively (or just Switch, for that matter<\/a>): first-party title Fire Emblem: Three Houses<\/a><\/strong> is a Switch exclusive which suffers from very small text. An essay on the subject<\/a> by Chris Koerner goes into more detail with that particular game, but it’s an issue that crops up all too frequently. It isn’t a new problem, either<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some games that originally launched with tiny text issues have since received patches which altered the text size, or enabled the player to change it according to their preference.<\/p>\n

In this guide we’ve assembled a list of games you might want to do some research on before buying on Switch if your eyesight isn’t up to Hawkeye standards. We also explain Nintendo’s handy Zoom accessibility feature, which might help you see straight when fonts get fun-size.<\/p>\n

Why do so many Switch games have tiny text?<\/h2>\n

Small text issues on Switch usually arises because the game was developed with a different size screen in mind. For PC players sitting close to a high-res monitor, tiny text is still readable and developers are able to cram in more UI elements, scene details and other visual information onscreen.<\/p>\n

Transferring that directly to a TV screen \u2014 even a large one \u2014 often results in issues for players unless they’re sitting uncomfortably close to their television set, and the problem can be exacerbated on Switch’s 720p handheld screen, which measures just 6.2 inches diagonally, or 5.5 inches for Switch Lite. Switching to a ‘bigger’ screen isn’t always the solution (sitting super close to a TV often isn’t practical), and Switch Lite players don’t have that option anyway.<\/p>\n