Largest JRPG cartridge
- Who
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- What
- 16 gigabyte(s)
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 01 December 2017
In terms of file size, the largest JRPG cartridge is Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Monolith Soft, 2017) on the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch cartridges currently come in 1-GB, 2-GB, 4-GB, 8-GB, 16-GB and 32-GB sizes, and according to the official Nintendo eShop, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 takes up 13 GB of space, so it requires a 16GB cartridge. Nintendo 3DS cartridges had a maximum capacity of 8 GB.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is larger still at 14.3GB, but it’s listed as an action/adventure on the official Nintendo eShop.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is part of the Xeno series. It shipped over a million copies in the month following its release on 1 December 2017.