'The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom' reveals that it will be the largest file size in the history of Nintendo's Nintendo Switch title

The file size of 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ', which will be released on May 12, 2023 as a sequel to ' The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild', which appeared as a launch title for Nintendo Switch , has been revealed. 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' seems to have the largest file size ever for Nintendo's Nintendo Switch title.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom file size makes it Nintendo's largest Switch game to date | VGC
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-file-size-makes-it-nintendos-largest-game-to-date/

Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is Nintendo's Biggest Switch Game Ever By File Size - GameSpot
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-is-nintendos-biggest-switch-game-ever-by-file-size/1100-6511418/

A user of the overseas bulletin board Reddit discovered that the file size of 'The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom' is scheduled to be '18.2 GB' at My Nintendo Store in Japan. My Nintendo Store states that 'required capacity (planned)' will be '18.2 GB'.

The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom download version | My Nintendo Store
https://store-jp.nintendo.com/list/software/70010000063713.html

My Nintendo Store in the United States clearly states that the game file size of 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' will be '18.2 GB'.

The Legend of Zelda?: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-switch/

On the other hand, the download size was estimated as '18637.00MB (18.6GB)' at the Nintendo eShop in the UK.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Nintendo Switch games | Games | Nintendo
https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Tears-of-the-Kingdom-1576884.html#gameDetails

Among Nintendo's Nintendo Switch titles sold at the time of article creation, the largest file size is '14.4 GB' 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'. In addition, ' Xenoblade 3 ' is 14GB , ' Fire Emblem Engage ' is 13.8GB , ' Xenoblade Definitive Edition ' is 13.7GB , and ' Xenoblade 2 ' is 13.2GB .

In addition, among the titles for Nintendo Switch sold by game makers other than Nintendo, there are many large-capacity games that exceed the file size of 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' of '18.2 GB'. The largest file size is 54.5GB of ' NBA 2K23 '. In addition, ' Mortal Kombat 11 ', which has not been released in Japan, is 32.5GB, and ' Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Complete Edition ' is 29.2GB .

The file size of Nintendo's Nintendo Switch title has never exceeded 16 GB, but the file size of 'The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom' is 18.2 GB, so it exceeds 16 GB. On Reddit, ``If the Nintendo Switch game card exceeds 16GB, you will have to use a game card with a capacity of 32GB, and this game card is very expensive, so basically the vendor uses a 32GB game card. However, Nintendo's official website does not state that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will require an online connection. The game requires the use of a 32GB game card, but given that the price hasn't been raised that much, Nintendo may have prepared a special game card with a capacity of 20GB.' I have.