New Zelda is the Heaviest Switch Exclusive to Date - 18 GB of Data
It turns out that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will weigh more than any previous game released by Nintendo for the Switch console.
There is no doubt that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will be the most important release on Nintendo Switch this year. Those waiting for this game should be interested in information about its size.
- In the eShop the game's card has been updated. Thanks to this, we learned that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will take up 18.2 GB.
- Such a size is obviously small compared to contemporary PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X and S games, but it makes The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom the largest title developed by Nintendo with the Switch console in mind.
- For comparison: the previous installment, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, weighs 14.4 GB.
- Of course, plenty of bigger games have already come out on Switch - just mention the 24-gigabyte XCOM 2 Collection - but these were ports from other hardware platforms, not games developed with Nintendo's console in mind from the start.
It is worth mentioning that size is not the only area in which The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will be a record-breaker. The game has unfortunately also become the first title for Nintendo Switch, which will cost $69.99.
Recall that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will debut on Nintendo Switch on May 12, this year. In addition to the standard edition, a collector's edition will also be available, which for $129.99 will offer such highlights as an art album, a poster, four brooches and a steelbook.
Expectations for the game are huge. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild remains one of the highest rated games of current-gen consoles - on Metacritic it has an average rating of 97%. Whether the sequel will live up to expectations, we will find out in May.
