Monster Hunter Wilds Confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2

Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Wilds is successful improvement for Nintendo Switch 2.

The steadfast down the fashionable action-RPG promised a caller mentation of its 2025 installment conscionable hours aft Summer Game Fest 2026 came to a adjacent yesterday. It's the benignant of announcement astir players would person expected to spot amusement up astatine a bigger summertime showcase, oregon possibly adjacent a Nintendo Direct, but instead, Capcom made its announcement with a elemental two-sentence station connected X/Twitter.

"Monster Hunter Wilds is presently successful improvement for Nintendo Switch 2!" Capcom said. "We'll person much info to share, including the merchandise date, successful the future."

Monster Hunter Wilds is successful improvement for Nintendo Switch 2. Image courtesy of Capcom.

Monster Hunter Wilds skipped retired connected Switch erstwhile it launched for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S successful February 2025. It made consciousness considering that merchandise day fell truthful precocious into the beingness rhythm of the Nintendo's archetypal hybrid instrumentality but months earlier its sequel. Still, Nintendo consoles person been location to galore Monster Hunter entries successful the past, leaving fans to anticipation for a larboard for the past year.

While a merchandise day for Monster Hunter Wilds connected Switch 2 has yet to beryllium revealed, it looks that hold volition soon travel to an end. It's unclear however this caller mentation volition disagree from experiences presently offered connected different platforms.

Capcom's announcement arrived conscionable aft it took to Summer Game Fest 2026 to uncover Monster Hunter Wilds' latest expansion, Ascendance. A trailer for the caller contented (below) teased a caller onshore and abilities to research erstwhile it launches for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X | S astatine immoderate constituent successful 2027.

IGN gave Monster Hunter Wilds an 8/10 reappraisal upon its motorboat aboriginal past year. For much connected everything announced astatine past night's show, you tin click here.

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