Super Mario Odyssey file size

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bonzobanana said:
You expect small file sizes for games with more simplistic cartoon graphics that aren't attempting to simulate the real world. This has always been the case with Nintendo's games across lots of different formats. I doubt there is any game with cartoon style visuals with a huge file size unless it has loads of fmv and very high quality multi-channel audio. It's more interesting to see how the games Skyrim and Doom will compare in size to other formats. Rayman Legends on Switch has a small file size by using heavy compression hence the long load times on Switch. Much smaller than most other formats but in the case of Mario Odyssey I don't think its an issue at all and doesn't mean the game has been cut-down or compromised in anyway. It was pretty much expected that Nintendo's own games would work with the limited storage of Switch but third party games and ports would be under more pressure. Same was true of wii u, wii and gamecube with Nintendo's own games being comparatively small.

Mario 64 was something like 8 megabytes in size and has a huge amount of content.

Ratchet and Clank on PS4 is over 26GB though. But that game is on another level compared to other cartoon game when visual fidelity is concerned.