In the past Nintendo Direct, we got to see some of the new stuff The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will offer, such as using Links’ dark arm powers to get parts and combine them to create different types of vehicles. with who move around this fragmented version of Hyrule.
It’s clear that the Breath of the Wild sequel has been waiting for fans, and we hope it delivers an adventure that lives up to expectations. And it looks like, at least from the storage space occupied by the game file, it will be even bigger than Breath of the Wild.
The CrocOclock Twitter account reported that the game’s file size is 18.2 GB, compared to 14.4 GB for the Breath of the Wild cartridge file. This doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll see a bigger map, but rather that the animations and effects can be more complex and refined and require more memory.
In any case, one thing is clear. While this is confirmed to be the actual file size for Tears of the Kingdom, it would be too large to fit on the usual Nintendo Switch cartridges, which have a capacity of 16GB, and you will need to use one. 32 GB. This is not the first time this has happened, but it is not common. In fact, the Switch physical title set required by this 32GB cartridge is very small, according to a listing on Reddit. In Japan, there are a few other titles, but in the West they only emerged due to their use in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and the Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle version.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom would therefore be Nintendo’s first first-party release to use this type of 32 GB cartridge. We can’t wait to see what secrets this new title, which will be released on May 12, holds. But until then, better rewatch the latest trailer.