Splatoon 2 And Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle File Sizes Appear On Nintendo eShop

I'll buy both.. I'm not worried about size though and lbh the size will always increase with patches and dlc.

I'll buy both, but I haven't decided yet if I'll download either. I prefer digital, but with Best Buy games club that 20% off is always very tempting

I wanna see my physical Switch game collection grow bigger than the PiiU one so physical for me!

Meanwhile, games like NBA Playgrounds is 7.4GB. That's bigger than both games here combined. Think about that.

One thing though. I know Nintendo are very keen on squeezing file sizes down, especially as there's only about ~26GB(32GB minus OS and other bits). I hope it's not at the expense of textures.

The original Splatoon on Wii U was 1.8GB and that was bare boned on release. Splatoon 2 isn't. I'd like to know what Splatoon's final file size was after all the DLC.

Good optimization and packaging? I hope so.

Good thing they use so basic art styles that lend themselves to such small and low quality textures since Nintendo decided 32gb was a good idea in 2017.

Cue people not understanding art style and texture quality vs visuals

Well "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" has voice files for all the languages (even a French Canadian and Mexico Spanish), so it's not surprising the game is around 13GB.

Mario and Rabbids will just use English voices while Splatoon will use a made up language, so of course the file size will be small.

@8-Bit_Zorldo

Ooo, burn!

<3

@Menchi187 "Cue people not understanding art style and texture quality vs visuals"

Are you talking about yourself here? Hur durr, the games don't have a photorealistic artstyle! The textures must be low quality.

But hey, keep judging games by their filesize. Such a smart thing to do.

Awesome, suddenly my 128gb sd card dont feel so small. Probably gonna last me awhile, if my current purchase trend is kept. (I dont have a single game on my switch except Zelda, and its Physical)

Why does it matter if the game is a relatively small download size? Huge games can suck just as much as smaller games. May I direct your attention to the infamous Mass Effect: Andromeda?

If anything, Im happy to know my 256gb sd card will last me another year or two if this keeps up. Im just grabbing Splatoon 2 as a digital download btw. Not interested in Rabbids. But great news all around.

I'm buying both physical.
I don't buy games for their file size.

How do they do it? I've always been amazed at their ability to keep file sizes down. Even indie games on other platforms have larger file sizes.

And I think Ubisoft deserves acknowledgement here for Mario Kingdom Battle. Not only does the game look insanely good (seriously, one of the best strategy games I've seen which is great seeing strategy on such a comeback lately) but it's compressed like a Nintendo game as well.

I'll be buying both as physical copies, but at this rate I think I could buy every game digital and still fit the entire Switch library on my 256gb by the time this gen comes to an end. Plus, 512gb should be coming in a year or so, and that Nyko kickstand actually houses up to 2 extra microSD, so there will be options as well.

I will buy splatoon 2 physically and rabids not at all. I bought 64gb sd micro when i bought my switch and so far it has kamiko (which i played for about 2 hrs), wonder boy, and master blaster on it. Going to last me a while. The next game I will download is likely to be stardew valley. Until then nothing else announced for the eshop really tickles my fancy unfortunately.

I've pre-ordered physical copies of both. I was always up for Splatoon 2, but undecided on Mario + Rabbids. Then I saw the gameplay for Mario + Rabbids and was totally converted!

I'm gonna buy them physically. I want to go fully physical with the Switch since I have a bias towards cartridges.

I'll go physical with them due to the resale posibility, for me digital is for indies or games that are hard to find.

Buying both, but physical. :3

Going digital with most multi-player offerings and physical with single player adventure games. So SPLA2OON will be downloaded.

A big part of the file size of modern games are uncompressed high-res textures and video files.
Not really a problem for switch games so far.
Looking forward to the rabbids game.

Will buy Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle in physical, after some quite long deliberation ( I had put it on my shopping list).

Btw, The Magic of Nintendo Compression !
NinZip !! (Nintendo WinZip)

I'll get both physical. Love me some cartridges:P
But with Mario + Rabbids I'll have to wait until next year because Nintendo won't release it in Japan at the same time as EU or US

@JaxonH You getting all 6 amiibo the day Splatoon 2 comes out? I'm planning on 2 of them for my shelf, doubt they'll ever see a game. Though if they gave me random items in Zelda I'll take all the help I can get. I paid $20 for a hard mode I'll never use, they should have charged me $40 for easy mode. Haven't started yet but been watching my kids, that game world is HUGE! My 1 kid finished the story awhile back, turned on the green line, the entire left side of the screen was empty - think snowy mountains. He'll be playing it for awhile longer now. I'll let you know when I start, some day. Skipping both of these, my playing time is limited these days to "must play" as opposed to "want to play", and the must play list is long.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE It's more about one company not knowing how to utilize it's assets, compression & file management. Fast RMX is only 900mb and is not Nintendo developed, the game is polished/clean and beautiful, Shin'en knows how to utilize storage and assets, Saber Interactive (Playgrounds) clearly doesn't, and even with ALL that space the game doesn't play spectacularly.

@rjejr but they're must play because you WANT to play them no? Also if you could have waited long enough, I'm sure you could have found easy mode for $40

The number of pixies displayed on screen and the fairies per second (FPS) are not related to the number of goblins bites (GB) of data. These are some the basics I learnt at the Nintendo school of magic

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Oh, you didn't get the memo that the devs of Playgrounds wants to push a 15 gig patch through to give us online and other features? Nintendo is refusing that file size last I heard.

I actually didn't want the Mario game but after watching it with an open mind... Yeah, I'll be purchasing. Don't judge me🙂

@JaxonH Yeah, I'm still amazed at how Nintendo manages to keep those file sizes down. Most of my games on Xbox are around 50-60 GB which is just insane. Gears 4 clocks in at around 95 GB.

@Arngrim lol! Me too! Everything is downloaded and Zelda is the only cartridge I own.

Buying both games but I went with physical to get the 20% discounts offered over E3.

@rjejr
It'll be a shame not seeing you in Splatoon 2. I remember playing with you in the first game.

If you're boiling it down to absolute must plays, I hope Zelda is on that list (and forget the master mode, it's cool but the Trials are where it's at, seriously, a great addition) and Xenoblade 2, and Fire Emblem (the real FE game for Switch, although as much as you played Hyrule Warriors, perhaps FE Warriors would be a great choice for you), and Mario Odyssey...

And I strongly recommend checking out some gameplay for Mario Kingdom Battle. Game looks insanely good. I was watching gameplay from Arekkz on YT, and holy cow man... this game is lit from top to bottom.

It's about to get poppin real soon here. Splatoon 2 is just weeks away, then next month I get Monster Hunter XX and Mario Kingdom Battle, and 2 weeks after that Metroid Samus Returns. And 2 weeks after that is Pokken Tourney and 2 weeks after that Super Mario Odyssey. And that's making no mention of Xenoblade 2 or Fire Emblem Warriors which have to release sometime around then. Now, the Pokken Tourney isn't a "must play" but it's still a game I liked and will gladly take a portable copy for Switch, especially with local MP at work. But my goodness... it's been a long time since so many excellent games have released all clustered together like this. Even Skyrim and Rocket League are exciting- my friend is a diehard Skyrim fan, and I promised him I'd play it through completely on Switch.

@RadioShadow

I read your comment an hour ago, and thought, "Hmm, do language packs really tack on that much extra chunk of memory to a game's file size?"

Then I went into my living room not long afterward to download the Uncharted Trilogy that I bought last night. I noticed a mother lode of individual files to download, and lo and behold, most of them were language packs. There were about seven or eight each for Uncharted 2 (about 512 MB each) and and Uncharted 3 (About 928 MB each!). The only language I need is English, so that would have been an extra 10-12 Gigs I would have wasted time, space and bandwidth downloading for no reason if I hadn't canceled them from the download queue.

I am now thoroughly convinced language packs are the biggest (or second biggest behind hi-res textures) offenders for large file sizes. At least the Uncharteds let me delete the ones I didn't need.

That is awesome that the file sizes is coming down but I think a more interesting case will be when Xenoblade games out as that will be a similar size game to breath of the wild. But as Impressive as that is price is king and the physical media is way cheaper.

Those are some decent sizes. Can't wait to add Splatoon 2 to my full digital collection.

@Spoony_Tech I'd heard there was a patch due. To be honest I don't think much of the game or pay a lot of attention to it. I know they gimped the Switch version, promising online at a later date. People are still waiting, last time I read about it. It's all rather messy.

@Menchi187

Reducing texture res' is a good way to reduce file size, however the resolution of textures are not the primary reason for the small file size in this case. There are a number of small indie games on PS4 with low-res' textures which have file sizes that are larger than Splatoon 2, a full AAA game, just as a point of comparison. Take for example NBA playgrounds, which is currently over 7GB on Switch, where they were trying to get Nintendo to allow them to release a patch that literally halves the file size, all while adding additional features and increasing screen resolution. Even this halved size, is larger than Splatoon 2. There is such a thing as good and bad programming and file use, as well as computationally heavy ways, if the hardware is capable, to produce games that aid in reducing file sizes, in addition to simple compression. Nintendoomed is not always the answer.

@Spoony_Tech @SLIGEACH_EIRE Just checking here, but are you sure? Because they were saying that the patch they released to Nintendo is actually going to reduce the file size of the game by 'half'. So actually halve the game size. It is possible the patch is double the size as you mention, but this seems unlikely? It is true however that Nintendo (according to them) was not necessarily allowing it, I believe I read.

From what I understand, the patch would apparently increase the portable resolution as well as add the missing features (while supposedly reducing the file size).

Of course! I'm dyeing to finally get my hands on Splatoon 2 and become a squid again!

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Since no one has answered your question yet, the total file size for the first Splatoon was around:

1,812MB (base game)+763MB (updates) = 2,575MB or 2.515GB

Apparently, most of the game's "DLCs" were already on the disc and Nintendo simply unlocked them as time passed to help pace content. The updates were mostly to make modifications to the maps.

It looks like Splatoon 2 isn't much bigger but we don't know as of this moment, if Nintendo will have the same treatment for Splatoon 2 as they had for the original.

@FTL http://nintendoeverything.com/saber-interactive-explains-the-holdup-for-nba-playgrounds-patch-on-switch-nintendo-guidelines-causing-issues/

While it doesn't say it's 15gb in this article that's what the word that's been going around of how big it is.

I'm concerned with all file sizes so this was a great help! If you might not know I'm going digital with the Switch and have digitally bought games ranging from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (6.75 GB) to games like Breat of the Wild (13.5 GB). Yeah, I'm one of those wierdos who bought Zelda digitally XD

From these two I'll be buying Splatoon 2 obviously. Rabbids doesn't amaze me so I'd rather pass on that instead.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE It takes around 2.6GB of space after the updates are installed.

"X-COM like gameplay"
Oh goody, I get to be pedantic. There's X-Com the classic game and there's XCOM the reboot, but there's no X-COM. Any other games where hyphens and caps actually matter?

Looks like it's now less of a worry on how some games will have on the system memory. The wonders of compressing files

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Splatoon included all the weapons and maps unlocked by the August content update. They were just unavailable, but already on the disk (or in the download files, I guess).

@Ernest_The_Crab Thank you for the answer.

I have always been amazed at how small the file size of Nintendo games are.

@Olmectron Thanks.

Splatoon 2 is a digital purchase for me. I'll be replaying that for years and having it everywhere I do is key. A game like Rabbids will be one play through and then I'm done. I'll buy that one physically. Basically, if its single player, RPG, adventure style I'll buy it physically and if it's multiplayer and lots of replay value I will buy it digitally.

@JaxonH Spaltoon was fun, until I got stupid and decided I wanted to get to rank A. Cruised thru the ranks up until A-, then lost about 13 matches in a row, and it basically broke me. Spaltfests were still fun, but when you're that broken it doesn't make me want to go out and buy a new game. I'd still like to find a way to play the 1 player, rent it from somewhere and then give it back.

I'm excited for FE Warriors but all the playable characters currently look a bit to samey to me, guys w/ swords. HW had a better variety, so I'll need to see how they manage that.

I'll play Zelda, preferably before Mario Odyssey, but I know that you know that I'll never even boot into Master mode. Time trials will be worth a go once I feel comfortable in the game.

Still not sure about Rabbids, it looks fun, but we'll have to see what else is available and what the boys feel like playing. I think I'll play it eventually, maybe after it's a $20 "Select" in 3 or 4 years.

XC2 you know I'll play, me and my JRPG. NNK2 and DQ11, 2018 is going to be heavy on the JRPG for me.

Don't get in any trouble at Switchworld, hate to see them tell you that you have to leave your Switch at home.

@RoomB31 "must play because you WANT to play"

Not really. I want to play a ton of games, but there are only so many video game hours left in my life so I'm very choosy. There will be a ton of videogames I wanted to play that I never did when all is said and done. So if I only get to play 10% of that, I want it to be the top 10%, not the middle or bottom.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
Oh no those poor textures. How will we enjoy the game if there are textures missing that we wouldn't even know about? Pre order cancelled.

@rjejr
I'm staying out of ranked. It killed the game for me too. So it's Turf Wars, Salmon Run and single player all the way on this one.

I also recommend Arms. The game is just... legitimately fun. One of those games you can't help but have a good time. Just keep the difficulty low.

FE Warriors will have a wide variety of characters. Even with swords, these all play different, and Xander is on horseback with crazy cool moves, but Robin will be in as a mage, and Lissa as a cleric, and I'm sure they'll have archers and axe wielders and dark mages and Pegasus knights and lance users. It'll be fine.

I watched new gameplay of Kingdom Battle and holy cow... I know the game looked good but I didn't realize just how good. It could end up being one of my all time fave games on Switch this generation. Looks like Bayonetta 1/2 is coming to Switch also (finally, which with the amiibo release and a Smash port would set the stage beautifully for a 3rd entry).

I forgot about Ni No Kuni. Dragon Quest XI though, man. I need that Switch version though. I'll hold out for it cause I know it's coming. I just need my Monster Hunter XX, my Mario Kingdom Battle, my Mario Odyssey, my Xenoblade 2, my Skyrim, my Kirby, my Fire Emblem, my Shadow of the Colossus remake, my Monster Hunter World, and of course as you said, my Ni No Kuni and Dragon Quest XI.

I will be a happy gamer indeed this time next year. There will be mountains of extensive single player games to dig into on Switch. Oh, btw, not sure if you're a Mega Man fan, but Mighty Gunvolt Burst on Switch is legit. It's the game Mighty No 9 should have been, and the best Mega Man successor I've played in the last 10 years. It's absolutely incredible. They abandoned all that funny nonsense and went with straight up running and gunning, the levels are Mega Man like, the enemies, the bosses (which are the same bosses from Mighty No 9, but changed to be fun and like Mega Man bosses). It's just an incredible game and caught me completely offguard because I wasn't expecting a masterpiece after the little simple, bite sized freebie original Mighty Gunvolt. This is nothing like it.

I may download Mario Rabbids. Which keeps up my nice streak of only owning one switch cartridge, Zelda: BotW

@rjejr it's still WANT

Nintendo - Compression Kings!

@JaxonH "Mighty Gunvolt Burst"

I'm surprised you still play 2D platformers after DKCTF. That's more a joke at myself as I said I woudlnt play any more after Ori, but some are still good. And I still might get Song of the Deep. My kid is into Mega Man so I'll keep this in mind for when the time comes.

Good luck staying out of ranked mode. My favorite part of that game was ranked mode, turf wars seemed so slow and boring after except for Splatfests, and it was great when I was just playing it for fun, but once I started caring about my rank, and started playing w/ higher ranking competitors, it was over. If I could have played the ranked mode type games but w/o the + and - points at the end I'd probably be really looking forward to this 1. Probably a good thing I'm not.

We'll get ARMS, and I'll play it, but I'm not looking forward to it. I do hope we get some bundles in the US this holiday, I'd buy that Spaltoon 2 bundle and join you in not playing ranked. I'm not paying $5 for an empty box though.

@The_Gerudo_King I'm furious about the missing textures. Preorder cancelled, stern email written to Nintendo and I've thrown my Wii U against the wall (as I don't have a Switch yet, but if I did I'd throw that against the wall in rage).

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Many things are recycled in the art set. Also there is a better texture compression algorithm in place. Don't Worry. Quality can't be worse than in the past (but eventually not better).