From MB to GB
With the rise of digital distribution, hard drive constraints are becoming more problematic than ever. It’s never fun purchasing a game only to find out you don’t actually have space for it.
Here is a constantly-updated list of game file sizes on Wii U so you can do your research before you buy. Please note that these are only the sizes of the base install, and some games will require a mandatory update that may be of significant size.
As far as external hard-drives go for the Wii U, this is the one I recommend personally, having tried a handful of them. It works great, and 2TB is really all you’ll ever need for the life-cycle of the console. It has its own power source, so you won’t have to bother with the extra Y-Cable.
| Game | File Size |
|---|---|
| 1001 Spikes | 122MB |
| Affordable Space Adventures | 1GB |
| Armillo | 1.7GB |
| Art Academy: SketchPad | 524MB |
| Assassin’s Creed III | 17GB |
| Batman: Arkham City | 19GB |
| Ben 10 Omniverse | 2.8GB |
| Bayonetta | 11GB |
| Bayonetta 2 | 14GB |
| Bit.Trip Presents: Runner 2 | 966MB |
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | 1.2GB |
| Castlestorm | 294MB |
| Citizens of Earth | 3.7GB |
| Darksiders II | 9.3GB |
| Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut | 13GB |
| Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | 10GB |
| Dot Arcade | 83MB |
| Disney’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | 7.3GB |
| Dr. Luigi | 108MB |
| Edge | 110MB |
| Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Revenge 2 | 15GB |
| Hyrule Warriors | 7.6GB |
| Kirby and the Rainbow Curse | 2.8GB |
| Lego City Undercover | 21GB |
| Mario Kart 8 | 6.3GB |
| Mario Party 10 | 3GB |
| Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games | 9.7GB |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | 418MB |
| Metroid Prime Trilogy | 6GB |
| Mighty Switch Force! HD | 330MB |
| Monster Hunter Ultimate 3 | 6.0GB |
| Mutant Mudds Deluxe | 31MB |
| Need For Speed: Most Wanted | 6.1GB |
| NES Remix | 387MB |
| NES Remix 2 | 100MB |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | 2.3GB |
| Scram Kitty and his Buddy On Rails | 89MB |
| Ninja Gaiden III: Razor’s Edge | 5.3GB |
| Nintendoland | 2.7GB |
| One Piece: Unlimited World Red | 11GB |
| Pokemon Rumble U | 537MB |
| Pikmin 3 | 4.5GB |
| Punch Out!! | 4GB |
| Pushmo World | 507MB |
| Rush | 175MB |
| Shovel Knight | 173MB |
| Splatoon | 1.8GB |
| Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed | 5.7GB |
| Steamworld Dig | 89MB |
| Super Mario 3D World | 1.6GB |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 1.6GB |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | 15.7GB |
| Tank! Tank! Tank! | 1.5GB |
| Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | 16GB |
| Toki Tori | 135MB |
| Toki Tori 2 | 536MB |
| Wii Party U | 5GB |
| The Wonderful 101 | 10GB |
| ZombiU | 5.6GB |