Pikmin 4 is coming soon to Nintendo Switch as a continuation of the long-running original series that started on the Nintendo GameCube. After the Deluxe version of the third part and the recently released remasters of the first two titles, it’s time for a brand new Pikmin game!
The free demo for Pikmin 4 is already available online (it is possible to transfer the save file), and before the full version of the game comes out, some players are wondering how much space the game will take up on the Switch’s internal memory or microSD card if they decide to go for the digital edition. Let’s find out how big Pikmin 4 is in our file size guide.
What is the Download Size of Pikmin 4?
If you scroll down on theofficial Pikmin 4 pageon the Nintendo Online Store page (it’s a long one) you will see the basic information for the game that includes the release date of July 21 and thegame file size of 10.4 GB!
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Some fans are worried about this size because they are not sure how much content this sequel will have with only around 10GB. However, for the Nintendo Switch title, this is completely fine, even ranking among the bigger games for the system. For the sake of comparison,Pikmin 3 Deluxe Editionoccupied only6.5GBand we know that the game was full of content, or how aboutThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwhose file size is14.4 GB? When we take all that into account, it seems that Pikmin 4 will be the big game!
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Nintendo sure knows how to optimize their games well; even though Pikmin 4 will run on Unreal Engine, a first for a Nintendo first-party title – they still managed to control the size of the game, which is commendable.
For morePikmin 4here on Prima Games check outhow long is the demoanddoes it support save data transfer, also find outhow to play every Pikmin game in the series.
Nikola “Nick” Jovanovic
Nick has been a Prima Games Staff Writer since May 2022, an old-school gamer, and a gamer journalist with over 25 years of expertise. Our resident micro-influencer from Serbia! When he’s not driving through Belgrade, he’s probably racing in Gran Turismo or Forza, playing some strange JRPG games or just watching pro wrestling.
