Certain Nintendo Switch 2 games take up over 70 GB of hard drive space
The Nintendo Switch 2 will start shipping on June 5. Those who have already pre-ordered the console may also need an additional memory card, as some games for the new console require over 50 GB of storage, meaning that the console's internal storage may be full after installing just four games.
Nintendo's own games typically take up little space, and the Nintendo Switch 2 is no exception. Mario Kart World occupies 23.4 GB, more than three times as much as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Donkey Kong Bananza takes up 10 GB. The upgrades for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom increase the storage requirements by 9.8 GB and 3.6 GB, respectively, while the upgrade for Kirby and the Forgotten Land increases the storage requirements to 16.7 GB, almost tripling the amount.
Some third-party games have very large storage requirements. Split Fiction, for example, requires 73 GB on the Nintendo Switch 2, making it only around 10% smaller than on other consoles. Cyberpunk 2077 and Hitman World of Assassination each come in at 59 GB, Yakuza 0 at 53.7 GB. Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma shows just how big the differences can be, as the title takes up 5.8 GB and 18.1 GB on the first and second generation Switch, respectively.
Nintendo has confirmed the storage requirements for the following games:
- Mario Kart World – 23.4 GB
- Donkey Kong Bananza – 10 GB
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Upgrade Pack – 9.8 GB (+ 13.4 GB for base game)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Upgrade Pack – 3.6 GB (+ 18.2 GB for base game)
- Super Mario Party Jamboree Upgrade Pack – 7.7 GB (+ 6.5 GB for base game)
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land Upgrade Pack – 11 GB (+5.7 GB for base game)
- Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour – 2 GB
- Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition – 59 GB
- Hitman World of Assassination – 59 GB
- Yakuza 0 Director's Cut – 53.7 GB
- Split Fiction – 73 GB
- Madden NFL 26 – 62 GB
- Sonic x Shadow Generations – 23.4 GB
- Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – 18.1 GB
- RAIDOU Remastered – 16.6 GB
- Suikoden I&II HD Remaster – 11.7 GB
- Bravely Default HD Remaster – 11 GB
- Fortnite – 15.6 GB
- Deltarune – 650 MB
- Fast Fusion – 3.9 GB
- Survival Kids – 2.8 GB
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess – 11.7 GB
- Puyo Puyo™ Tetris 2S – 3.9 GB
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII Upgrade Pack – 7.8 GB (+ 5.7 GB for base game)
The Nintendo Switch 2 will support microSD Express cards with a capacity of up to 2TB, which should be plenty of space for storing a wide range of games. Supported cards include the Lexar 1TB Play Micro SD Card or the SanDisk 2TB Extreme microSDXC UHS-I Memory Card.
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