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Xbox X|SWe've documented 17 accessibility features for Everybody 1-2-Switch, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), One Motion Targeted, Visual Cues, Audio Cues and Fully Subtitled (Or No Speech). Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Visual but it also has features in Getting Started, Reading, Navigation and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Everybody 1-2-Switch accessibility 8 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
Game Details
Release Date: 30/06/2023
Out Now: Switch
Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds
Players: 1-8
Genres: Action, Battle, Physically Active (Collecting, Communication, Creative, Sequencing and Simulation)
Accessibility: 17 features
Components: 2D Side-On, Cartoon and Filmed
Developer: Nintendo (@Nintendo)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Controls in Everybody 1-2-Switch which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
Gamepad
Can play with the following:
Multiple Buttons & Single Stick: Can play with multiple buttons and a stick.
Touchscreen
Can play with the following. Additional gestures may be required for games played with a screenreader like VoiceOver.
One Motion Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, tap and swipe or hold gesture.
Motion
Games that can be played with different sorts of motion controllers.
Motion Tilting: Can use movements of the controller to replace steering or simple movement otherwise controlled by left/right movement of a stick.
Motion Gesture: Can motion with the controller to direct an in-game action. This can be a one-to-one motion for analogue sword or camera movement. It can also be a simple shake to trigger a one-off action. This is sometimes known as Waggle or Shake controls, as popularised by the Wii.
Controller Vibration
Informative Vibration: Controller vibration indicates events or interactions in the game, echoing visual and audio cues. This can provide additional information about progress, approaching enemies or hitting a target.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Everybody 1-2-Switch, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Chompy Chomp Chomp Party (7 Controls Features)
- Speed Crew (6 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Everybody 1-2-Switch which deal with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play. The following games are similar to Everybody 1-2-Switch, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Chompy Chomp Chomp Party (2 Difficulty Features)
- Active Arcade (2 Difficulty Features)
- Wii Sports (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Everybody 1-2-Switch which deal with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing.
Assistance Getting Starting
These features aid your play of the game in terms of cognitive load on learning controls, dealing with pressure and coping with the environment and challenges.
Tutorials: There are helpful tutorials and instructions on how to play. Information is provided in a timely manner, with appropriate level of detail.
Practice Area: You can practice freely without opponents or time pressures. This can be a specific practice option, or the ability to play levels with the easiest opponents to improve understanding and skill.
No Jump Scares: No sudden loud noises or popping-up scary visuals that unexpectedly appear without warning, or the option to disable them.
Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Everybody 1-2-Switch which deal with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose.
Reading Level
How much reading is required to play the game's main path or story and how complex the language is. The presence of voiced characters doesn't reduce this requirement, as it's recorded as a separate datapoint.
Simple Minimal Reading: Minimal reading is required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a primary/elementary student (9-year-old) could understand.
Subtitles
All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game): All spoken content has subtitles, or there is no speech in the game. This means there is no requirement to hear spoken dialogue or narrative to play the game.
Voice Acted
All Dialogue is Voice Acted (Or No Speech In Game): All of the game dialogue and narrative can be voiced, or there is no speech in the game. This means there is no requirement to read the dialogue and narrative text to play the game.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Everybody 1-2-Switch, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Fru (5 Reading Features)
- Speed Crew (4 Reading Features)
- Chompy Chomp Chomp Party (4 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Navigation in Everybody 1-2-Switch which deal with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces.
Menu Navigation
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Digital Menu Navigation: Menu choices with Gamepad can be made without using an analogue stick to guide a cursor to a selection. For example, using D-Pad, buttons or the Stick to change menu selection in a single action.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Everybody 1-2-Switch, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Speed Crew (4 Navigation Features)
- Chompy Chomp Chomp Party (4 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Visual in Everybody 1-2-Switch which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Contrast
Medium Contrast: Game uses generally well contrasting and bright visuals, or has a slider to make this the case.
Visual Distractions
No Busy Backgrounds: No distracting backgrounds or you can make them static or blank. This includes the absence of other movement elements in the background that might distract or confuse the action. Where foreground contrast is high, this includes games with some movement in the background that doesn't make it overly difficult to distinguish what is happening.
Audio Cues for Visual Events
Audio Cues for Visual Events: Audio is provided to indicate visual events. Game events or progress highlighted by visual icons, effects or animations are also accompanied by audio to signify that progress. This is useful for blind players.
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Everybody 1-2-Switch, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Active Arcade (6 Visual Features)
- Fru (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Everybody 1-2-Switch which deals with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see.
Audio Events
Visual Cues for Audio Events: Text or other visual indicators of audio events. This mirrors audio indicators of progress in the game with a corresponding visual indication.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Audio
If you want to play Everybody 1-2-Switch, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Chompy Chomp Chomp Party (3 Audio Features)
- Speed Crew (2 Audio Features)
- Golf With Your Friends (2 Audio Features)
- Wii Sports (2 Audio Features)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch has some built-in features, including a lockable zoom, that can be used on all games.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andy Robertson
