Summary

  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom file size is 5.4 GB, smaller than the Link's Awakening remake's 5.9 GB.
  • A special edition Hyrule Edition Nintendo Switch Lite will be released alongside the game and offer 12 months of Switch Online + Expansion Pack.
  • Zelda will be the main playable character for the first time in a mainline game, aided by a fairy named Tri and the Tri Rod.

The exact file size for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has been officially confirmed. The next Legend of Zelda game will launch on the Nintendo Switch next week, though Echoes of Wisdom sets itself apart from the rest of the mainline series in a major way: Zelda herself will be the main playable character instead of Link. Zelda will jump into action to rescue Link and save the kingdom of Hyrule with the help of a fairy named Tri and the mystical Tri Rod. Gameplay-wise, Echoes of Wisdom will retain the classic top-down dungeon-crawling formula and toylike 3D graphics of 2019’s The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening remake.

As Echoes of Wisdom nears its September 26 release date, Nintendo has been steadily unveiling more information about the upcoming adventure. Earlier this month, the Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom map was revealed at a Nintendo preview event, giving eager players a look at classic Legend of Zelda locations like Hyrule Castle and Kakariko Village. On a more unofficial note, gameplay footage of Echoes of Wisdom in action was leaked online, meaning that fans will likely have to keep alert for spoilers in the coming weeks.

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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom’s file size was previously listed as being 6 GB, but a recently updated report from the Nintendo Switch eShop instead confirms that it will be 5.4 GB. This is somewhat less than the previously mentioned Link’s Awakening remake, which scales in at 5.9 GB. In comparison, last year’s blockbuster hit The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom took up 16.3 GB of Nintendo Switch storage space, while its own predecessor Breath of the Wild was 14.4 GB.

Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom File Size

  • 5.4 GB

Zelda fans have already marked their calendars for September 26 due to The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom launching on that date, but Nintendo is also releasing a special-edition Legend of Zelda Switch Lite system called the Hyrule Edition. This elegant, golden Nintendo Switch handheld has the added bonus of 12 months of the Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, meaning that customers will have free access to other classic Zelda entries like Ocarina of Time and A Link to the Past.

This in turn makes the release of Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom on September 26 all the sweeter, and now players know how much space they will need to clear up on their Nintendo Switch consoles to fit Zelda’s newest epic saga. Said saga will only take up 5.4 GB, which is much smaller than similar triple-A releases on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

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September 26, 2024
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E10+ For Everyone 10+
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Nintendo, Grezzo
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Nintendo
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Save Hyrule—this time with the wisdom of Princess Zelda!

The people of Hyrule are being stolen away by strange rifts—and with a certain swordsman among the missing, it’s up to Princess Zelda to save her kingdom in the latest adventure in The Legend of Zelda™ series!



Team up with the ethereal creature Tri and use the Tri Rod to create “echoes,” which are imitations of things you find in the environment—then recreate those echoes whenever you like to solve puzzles and defeat enemies. Use echoes like water blocks to reach new heights, make bridges out of old beds, throw rocks at foes, or find your own combination of echoes to do things your way. You can even make echoes of monsters to fight at your side in combat!
 

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