The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is now available to preload on Nintendo Switch. The file size is about 16.2GB (down 2GB from earlier listings), so it shouldn’t take too too long to get the game installed and ready to go, depending on how zippy your internet connection is.
While you can install a digital copy of Tears of the Kingdom right now, you can’t start playing, of course, until the game officially releases. That happens on Thursday, May 11, starting at 9 PM PT, or 12 AM ET on May 12.
Tears of the Kingdom’s preloading began earlier today in different parts of the world, according to social media reports. GameSpot can also confirm that preloading has begun ahead of launch. Nintendo’s own website said preloading should begin about 7 days prior to launch, so fans had been counting down to today, May 5, for when they could preload.