The first Nintendo Direct of the year took place this week and at the end of the stream we take another look at The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomthe Nintendo Switch exclusive which is also the most anticipated game of 2023. The presale of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has already started and thanks to this we know how much the game weighs in its digital version for Nintendo Switch.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will go on sale on May 12, 2023 and it is already possible to pre-order it in its digital version within Nintendo eShop. According to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom information on its eShop page, this exclusive requires 18.2 GB of storage on Nintendo Switch, becoming the heaviest game Nintendo has released.
In the Mexican store we can see that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is priced at MXN $1,599, in addition to being compatible with the following languages: German, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French , Dutch, English, Italian, Japanese and Russian. Moreover, the game will be playable in TV mode, semi-portable mode and handheld mode without any problem.
Following the Nintendo Direct presentation on Wednesday, the official Zelda Japan account revealed the function of amiibo in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, as they can be used to obtain items, materials and weapons, as well as fabrics for Link’s paravela, which references the Zelda video games the amiibo belong to.
Luckily The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom hasn’t been delayed and we only have to wait three months to play it, so if you’re interested in the digital version you’ll have to make room on your Nintendo Switch. Of the Nintendo exclusives, the heaviest was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at 14.4GB, but with the release of Tears of the Kingdom we have a new winner.