Pokémon X & Y eShop download size revealed

Planning on downloading Pokemon X & Y? Then you better have a bigger than standard SD card in your Nintendo 3DS.

The games eShop download size has been revealed and its a hefty 1.7gb. While in this modern age that might not seem like a big game, it is for the Nintendo 3DS and Pokemon games. The last Pokemon games, Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 were under 500 megabytes.

So then, what’s the verdict. Who is downloading and who is picking up a retail box?