Since the Nintendo DS we had the possibility to draw on our Nintendo devices with a touch screen. Making doodles in PictoChat etc,



I miss this drawing option on the Switch. We have a touch screen, but no built in drawing possibility. The screenshot editing tool sadly only allows for text captions.



But luckily I found 3 games on the Switch with a drawing option:

1) Coloring Book; Color in images

Drawing in Coloring Book

Update: Since march 29 this free drawing switch game has a whiteboard option

In Coloring Book you can choose from 48 drawings. The game is free and comes with 12 drawings to color in. But since the update this game comes with the option to pick a white canvas for drawing. You have to buy the DLC for the 36 other drawings. This is would be a great drawing app if you could just chose a blank page to draw in.

+ Free (comes with 12 drawings)

+ Color select options

+ Multiple drawing tools

– Forced to chose an image

– No save option





2) Splatoon 2; Drawing your banners

Drawing a banner in Splatoon 2 (source: DYEMOND )

Splatoon 2 has the option to draw your banner. You can only draw with black just like in PictoChat. You can share the banner on Facebook or Twitter.

+ Zoom function

+ Option to share on Facebook or Twitter



– No paint bucket fill tool

– No colors

– Only 3 drawing sizes



3) Passpartout; Sell your art for wine and baguette money

Burning your failed creations to make a bonfire cause you’re a starving artist

In Passpartout: The Starving Artist you can experience being a French painter. It is an artist simulator where you sell your paintings. The gaming aspect is very minimal. Art collectors will visit your gallery and will bid on your works. This game has a blank canvas and colors to pick from. But the downside is that you can not draw in fullscreen mode so it does not fully takes advantage of the size of the screen.

+ Use Joy Con to draw

+ 3 drawing tools (brush, spray can and pen)

+ 21 colors to select – No color fill tool

– No fullscreen canvas (only 1/3)

– No save/share option



Imagine: PictoChat Switch

The touch screen on the Switch feels neglected. Barely any games take advantage of it. The DS had playful ways of making use of it. Like PictoChat, Flipnote Studio and Miiverse.



Fliptnote Studio

PictoChat could be a great app on the Switch. Imagine the possibility to be in a chatroom with your friends. It would really improve the friend system in a fun way. Someone even made a petition on change.org. This person is asking Nintendo to bring PictoChat to the Switch. So far it has only 85 signatures. But we can dream!

PictoChat for Nintendo Switch

What do you think about the lack of drawing apps/games on the Switch? Feel free to leave a comment, I’d love to hear about it!