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Stated as firm, per gameranx.com[1]: "launching on Nintendo Switch 2 on December 4" with cross-play and local multiplayer confirmed.- Start
- Dec 4, 202675% CONFIDENCEsource
Monster Hunter Wilds Comes to Nintendo Switch 2
Awards
- Gamescom Award 2024: Most Entertaining, Most Epic, Best Sony PlayStation Game, Best Trailer (for Monster Hunter Wilds)
Also nominated: 5 nominations
- D.I.C.E. Award 2026: Outstanding Achievement in Animation, Role-Playing Game of the Year (for Monster Hunter Wilds)
- Golden Joystick Awards 2025: Console Game of the Year (for Monster Hunter Wilds)
- The Game Awards 2025: Best Role Playing (for Monster Hunter Wilds)
- The Game Awards 2024: Most Anticipated Game (for Monster Hunter Wilds)
Main competitors
- Dragon's Dogma 2 · Capcom
Narrative-rich monster-hunting action RPG recommended for Wilds fans; PC, PS5 and Xbox only.
Source - Elden Ring: Nightreign · FromSoftware / Bandai Namco
Rival 2025 co-op boss-hunting action game on the same platforms; Gfinity contrasts its steady update cadence with Wilds.
Source
Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds is porting to Nintendo Switch 2 with local wireless four-player multiplayer and cross-play, with the "Ascendance" expansion and Master Rank content to follow in 2027.
- Capcom announced on 9 September 2026, at the start of a Nintendo Direct, that Monster Hunter Wilds launches on Nintendo Switch 2 on 4 December 2026[1][2][3][4]
- Master Rank and the Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance expansion follow on Switch 2 in 2027, released the same day as on other platforms, with no exact timeframe[1][2][3][4]
- Digital pre-orders open on 19 October 2026 at a discounted $29.99 until 19 December 2026, with pre-order bonuses and a Gold Edition; the Game-Key Card release is $39.99 with the base game and a Deluxe Pack voucher[4]
- A Prologue Demo will release before launch[4]
- Local multiplayer for up to four players is confirmed[1][4]; Nintendo Wire's article instead describes local ad hoc play between two players, and all three sources say crossplay is supported[3][4]
- Nintendo Wire described the footage as surprisingly stable performance but incredibly low-resolution visuals; Gameranx notes it is unknown whether performance rumours are true and that Capcom said it needed to learn the Switch 2 hardware first[1][3]
Notable features
- Monster Hunter Wilds is a 2025 action role-playing game developed and published by Capcom on the RE Engine, successor to Monster Hunter: World (2018), first released on 28 February 2025 for PS5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S with cross-platform play, a series first[2]
- The Switch 2 version includes all title updates, local multiplayer and full cross-platform play[4]
- Hunters in the Forbidden Lands hunt or capture large monsters and craft gear, with 14 weapon types in a seamless open world of biomes where weather and time of day affect monsters[2]
- New to the game: the Seikret mount, which lets players carry two weapons; pop-up camps; and a wound system used with Focus Mode and Focus Strike[2]
- Up to four players can co-op, or play with three AI support hunters[2]
- It sold over 8 million copies in three days, Capcom's fastest-selling game, and 10 million by the end of March 2025; Metacritic scores were 88 (PS5 and Windows) and 90 (Xbox Series X/S)[2]