{"rewrite":{"id":"r_af22f3e507c72924fdfc431b","clusterId":"c_11c59d0cbb9219fc26ae46b0","slug":"fire-emblem-ban-shihong-requires-29-5gb-on-switch-2-surpassing-mario-kart-world","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Fire Emblem: Ban Shihong Requires 29.5GB on Switch 2, Surpassing Mario Kart World","summary":"Nintendo has listed the required storage for Fire Emblem: Ban Shihong on the Switch 2 eShop at 29.5GB, making it one of the larger first-party titles for the platform. The game launches September 17 and pre-orders are open. For comparison, Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza each require 23.4GB.","whyItMatters":"The file size suggests Fire Emblem: Ban Shihong may contain extensive voice work, event scenes, and battle animations, raising expectations for narrative density on Switch 2.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNintendo has revealed the download size for Fire Emblem: Ban Shihong on the Switch 2 eShop: 29.5GB. That is about 6GB more than Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza, each at 23.4GB, and nearly double the 14.8GB of the graphically enhanced Star Fox. The game, announced during a recent Nintendo Direct, launches September 17 and pre-orders for the digital version are now live.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fire Emblem series is known for its strategic combat, character growth, and dense dialogue. The large storage footprint points to a substantial amount of conversation scenes, event animations, and battle data. Whether the title will be fully voiced has not been confirmed.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Fire Emblem: Ban Shihong's 29.5GB install is 6GB larger than Mario Kart World. The gap suggests a content density difference between a strategy RPG and a racing game on Switch 2.","twitterPost":"Fire Emblem: Ban Shihong needs 29.5GB, 6GB more than Mario Kart World. The size gap hints at asset density for a strategy RPG.","threadsPost":"Fire Emblem: Ban Shihong's 29.5GB install on Switch 2 is 6GB larger than Mario Kart World. That spread between a strategy RPG and a racing game suggests Nintendo's first-party file sizes vary by genre more than by optimization.","newsletterBlurb":"Nintendo listed Fire Emblem: Ban Shihong at 29.5GB on the Switch 2 eShop, making it one of the bigger first-party titles for the platform. The game ships September 17. The file size hints at extensive event scenes and battle animations.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/11/167848.html\",\"title\":\"Switch 2 'Fire Emblem: Ban Shihong' Requires About 30GB! Larger File Size Than 'Mario Kart World'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3791,"outputTokens":568,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781146178,"createdAt":"2026-06-11T02:41:43.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-11T02:45:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-11T02:45:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_11c59d0cbb9219fc26ae46b0","canonicalTitle":"スイッチ2『FE万紫千紅』必要容量は約30GB！『マリオカート ワールド』よりも多めなファイルサイズに","representativeArticleId":"a_082ca6eedb82dce9e59bd986","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Fire Emblem: Fūshi Semben\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-11T02:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-11T02:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-11T02:45:33.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/11/167848.html","title":"スイッチ2『FE万紫千紅』必要容量は約30GB！『マリオカート ワールド』よりも多めなファイルサイズに"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Fire Emblem: Fūshi Semben"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Fire Emblem: Ban Shihong requires 29.5GB of storage on the Switch 2 eShop.","The game launches on September 17 and pre-orders for the digital version are open.","Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza each require 23.4GB on Switch 2.","The file size is nearly double the 14.8GB of the graphically enhanced Star Fox on Switch 2.","Whether the title will be fully voiced has not been confirmed."]}