About Age Ratings

Games available on Nintendo Switch will have one of the following age-appropriate rating icons displayed on them. This is decided by an industry ratings board. Please use these ratings to help you ensure your children stay safe as they play on the Nintendo Switch console.

A variety of expressions are present in games, but you can set what games your child may play, in accordance with ESRB and PEGI age ratings.

ESRB Rating

The Entertainment Games Rating Board (ESRB) used in the United States and Canada is comprised of three parts: rating category, content descriptors, and interactive elements.

Rating Categories

The rating category is indicated on the front of the games's packaging and suggests the suitable ages for a title.

Front of Packaging
Everyone (E): For all ages

Everyone (E):
For all ages

Everyone 10+ (E10+): Ages 10 years and up

Everyone 10+ (E10+):
Ages 10 years and up

Teen (T): Ages 13 years and up

Teen (T):
Ages 13 years and up

Mature (M): Ages 17 years and up

Mature (M):
Ages 17 years and up

Adult only 18+: Ages 18 years and up

Adult only 18+:
Ages 18 years and up

  • The ESRB age rating is not an indication of game difficulty.

Content Descriptors

The content descriptors can be found on the back of the packaging, and indicate the wording on which the age category has been determined.

Back of Packaging

Alcohol Reference

Animated Blood

Cartoon Violence

Comic Mischief

Fantasy Violence

Crude Humor

Language

Use of Tobacco

Interactive Elements

Interactive elements highlight interactive or online features, such as whether there is user interaction. There may be descriptions for functions not available in your region.

Back of Packaging

In-Game Purchases

In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items)

Users Interact

Shares Location

Unrestricted Internet

You can also check the rating category, content descriptor and interactive elements on a games's page.

PEGI Ratings

PEGI (Pan European Game Information) age rating system rates titles and is used in European countries. It is made up of a rating category and content descriptor icon.

  • For details on the PEGI age rating system, please see the PEGI website.

Rating Categories

The rating category is indicated on the front of the games's packaging and suggests the suitable ages for a title.

Front of Packaging
For ages 3+

For ages 3+

For ages 7+

For ages 7+

For ages 12+

For ages 12+

For ages 16+

For ages 16+

For ages 18+

For ages 18+

  • The PEGI age rating is not an indication of game difficulty.

You can also check the rating category, content descriptor and interactive elements on a games's page.

IMDA Ratings

The IMDA game rating adopted in Singapore consists of rating categories and Consumer Advice.

Rating Categories

The IMDA rating category is indicated on the games's packaging and suggests the suitable ages for a title.

Front of Packaging
For all ages

For all ages

Unsuitable for Persons Under 16

Unsuitable for Persons Under 16

Restricted to Persons Aged 18 and Above

Restricted to Persons Aged 18 and Above

  • The IMDA age rating is not an indication of game difficulty.

Consumer Advice

Consumer advice highlights the major content concerns found in the title, such as violence, nudity, and scenes of a sexual nature.

Front of Packaging

You can check the rating category and Consumer Advice for a title on each games's page (only for ADV16 and M18 games).