
Our Switch may be in English for now, but we can easily change that up. The system option in the settings menu includes all the typical stuff, including language. We can change that, though! Heading back into the home menu, we can dip into system settings to switch things up. On our Switch, the game features English voiceover and subtitles by default. Launching Breath of the Wild for the first time is a pretty breathtaking experience, in large part because of the voiceover. Unfortunately, the subtitles will also be in Japanese, making it pretty much impossible for foreigners to comprehend.

The gallery below shows the step-by-step process to converting both the Switch console and Breath of the Wild into another language - in this case, Japanese - which could be worthwhile to Zelda fans who prefer to hear the characters peak in Nintendo’s native language. Now that the Switch and Breath of the Wild are almost out, players may be eager to find out how to explore all the different languages for themselves. There, they can change the language, which affects not only certain games played on the Switch, but the console’s menus as well. To hear the cast of Breath of the Wild in various languages, from English to Russian to Japanese, Switch owners must turn to the console’s system settings.


Not only that, but Nintendo’s localized the Nintendo Switch launch title in several languages, and we discovered that it’s possible to play through the game in any of them with ease - although there’s a catch. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild includes a significant amount of voice acting, unlike most other entries in the series.
