Nintendo has revealed the file sizes or a number of Switch games that can be downloaded digitally to the hardware’s internal storage. Also you’ll want to keep in mind is that physical games won’t take up anything on your storage. All this information was found on Nintendo’s Japanese website, while most games will fit comfortably onto the Nintendo Switch’s 32 GB internal memory Dragon Quest Heroes I & II will require a separate SD card.
Without a doubt every Switch owner is most likely going to need extra space. Nintendo’s website advises “a microSD card of 32GB or more is required separately.”
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 13.4 GB
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 8.00 GB
- Puyo Puyo Tetris – 1.09 GB
- Disgaea 5 – 5.92 GB
- Snipperclips – 1.60 GB
- I Am Setsuna – 1.40 GB
- Dragon Quest Heroes I & II – 32.00 GB
- Nobunaga’s Ambition – 5.00 GB
Nintendo has said the Switch will support cards of up to 2 TB. However, cards of this size aren’t currently available. The largest available SDXC card has a capacity of 512 GB, but these retail for upwards of USD $200
Nintendo Switch is less than 2 weeks away from launch.
