r/switch2 • u/S4v1r1enCh0r4k • 3d ago

Discussion Nintendo Switch 2 Game Sizes Revealed Mario Kart World for example takes up 23.4 gb

https://techcrawlr.com/nintendo-switch-2-game-sizes-revealed-how-much-storage-will-you-need/
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u/Burgergold 3d ago

The best thing would be that the S2 to have an nvme slot available. I would put a 1-2tb in that.

Sd is stupid

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u/Kanguin 2d ago

While I do 100% agree with you at least they went with microsd express which can go up to 880MB/sec read 650MB/sec write

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u/outcoldman 2d ago

Is the maximum microsd express only 256gb right now?

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u/Danintendood 2d ago

No I believe it’s only 1 TB.

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u/outcoldman 2d ago

That is nice! Yeah, I searched, seems like you can buy one from gamestop 1tb microsd express.

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u/Danintendood 2d ago

Lexar also makes one.

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u/outcoldman 2d ago

Seems like they only available on Amazon. Which I don’t trust anymore for sdcards. Bought microsd express 1tb once for switch, and turns out it was some weird like 32-64gb that would show like it is 1tb. After downloading games - they kept being corrupted. Searched google after that and learned that it is such a common fake. And posting on amazon - reviews or support did not get me anywhere, other than just returning it back. Hate that you cannot really choose a seller an amazon. You never know who is going to ship it - official store or some fake store with fake cards.

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u/BlancsAssistant 2d ago

Yeah... I also learned that lesson the hard way

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u/Appropriate-Let-283 2d ago

Idk what yall expected? It's a next gen Nintendo handheld game. 3ds games were like 700mb-2gb big and the Switch also like 5x that.

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u/Chance-Weekend-2420 3d ago

256gb doesn't mean shit then 😭

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u/BotherResponsible378 1d ago edited 1d ago

Why?

By comparison it’s still more than the switch. You can hardly fit anything on the switch.

Assuming OS and day one updates, let’s say 50GB gets eaten up off the top. That’s still 206GB.

I can store 8 copies of Mario Kart World.

Switch was 32GB. MK8 was 11.3GB. Pretending that you don’t need anything else to take up that 32, that means you can only store MK8 twice.

I don’t see the issue.

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u/Sena10 3d ago

Advertised at 8x the space but games are also 8x the size 😬😭

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u/NotTakenGreatName 3d ago

Mk8 is 11.3gb though.

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u/BotherResponsible378 1d ago

People aren’t smart.

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u/S4v1r1enCh0r4k 2d ago

That's unfortunately the side-effect of games becoming prettier, it's not all about optimization, good graphics mean larger and more detailed textures

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u/Grrannt 1d ago

Considering MK World is likely one of the bigger games on the system, i think 256GB is a great starting point. Probably won’t have to buy an SD card for a few years

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u/MHecology 3h ago

"we want better looking games!!1!! the switch is so old... wait what do you mean the games are gonna take up more space????¿?? nintendo so greedy"

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u/Masterpiece-Haunting 3h ago

That’s not how math works…

And Nintendo is insanely good at optimization. Compared to other game companies they are insanely small.

The last 5 COD games have an average size of 101.6 Gb.

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u/JustSomeSmartGuy OG (joined before release) 3d ago

Ouch. All of a sudden that 256gb of storage feels just as small as 32gb was on the Switch 1. To make matters worse, it isn’t currently possible to get a compatible 1tb micro sd express card.

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u/LeakyFish 3d ago

Just launched!

https://americas.lexar.com/news/lexar-ships-the-worlds-first-1tb-microsd-express-card-for-use-with-nintendo-switch-2/

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u/JustSomeSmartGuy OG (joined before release) 3d ago

That’s good news

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u/LeakyFish 3d ago

It is, but price will probably jump due to tariffs :/

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u/MiraculousFIGS 1d ago

Thanks trump!

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u/eleazar0425 2d ago

I'm not sure about that. For comparison, BOTW's size was 13 GB in 2017, almost half the size of the Switch's internal storage, while Mario Kart World is less than 1/10th the internal storage of Switch 2. How is this even an issue?

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u/Appropriate-Let-283 2d ago

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe doesn't even take 7gb.

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u/oceanstwelventeen 2d ago

256gb = 18 times as much as 16gb

23.4 = ~3.5 times as much as 6.7

So if you assumed all games were comparitively larger than their switch predecessors (which isnt necessarily true) it would still be ~6x more relative storage than the switch

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u/Grrannt 1d ago

It’s not an issue whatsoever, it appears you’ll be able to have 12-15 first party titles installed at a time, maybe even more. Donkey Kong is only 10GB for example.

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u/Appropriate-Let-283 2d ago edited 2d ago

Idk what you expected in a time where handhelds are as powerful as a Ps4, tbh. 256gb has been in the ballpark of obsolete for quite a while now. Surprised to not see more handhelds around 512gb-1tb.

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u/bialetti808 2d ago

They want you to buy the games on SD card or buy extra storage

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u/Masterpiece-Haunting 3h ago

Bud Nintendo an’t Activision. Our average game isn’t 101.6 Gb.

Nintendo is amazing when it comes to optimizing.

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u/Masterpiece-Haunting 3h ago

I really really really want to know how Nintendo optimizes there games so well.

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u/Grrannt 1d ago

Not true dude, you’ll be able to download Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong, Pokemon, BOTW, Metroid Prime 4, Kirby Air Ride 2 and still have lots of space to spare. You won’t need to buy an SD card for a few years, or if you’re someone who is okay only having roughly 12-15 first party games installed at a time, you’ll never need to buy one

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u/Moulinjean382 3d ago

Mario kart is 8G so it is just a 3x increased size compare to Switch 2 storage being 8 time larger.

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u/Warm-Lobster7712 3d ago

doesnt seem that bad tbh, good size for a big game like that

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u/S4v1r1enCh0r4k 2d ago

It's not, check out COD sizes

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u/Masterpiece-Haunting 3h ago

The last 5 games have an average of 101.6 Gb. Which is insane compared to what the heck Nintendo is fitting in 23 Gb. Let alone the Switch 1 titles.

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u/Popsiey7 2d ago

The switch is not going to render out 4K textures only a 4K display so it doesn’t have the huge file sizes like we see on console or PC. Games like FIFA are gonna start getting big though

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u/TheNinjaDC 1d ago

About what I expected.

The PS5 has modern compression processes that greatly reduced game sizes. Games like Rift Apart are only 35ish gigs.

If you apply the same compression methods to the Switch 2 which is around a PS4 level of power and visual assets. You can get game sizes into thr 20gigs or less.

There are still some stupidly large game sizes on current consoles like COD, but that is usually do to the publisher not caring about compression, or using an old engine that can't compress well. Nintendo does care about it though.

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u/thebudman_420 1d ago

Hopefully Mario Kart world gets updates for even more stuff. Maybe game modes or since it is world. Quest.

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u/Masterpiece-Haunting 3h ago

How the fuck does Nintendo optimize it so well.