During Nintendo’s September 2026 Direct showcase, Capcom announced that Monster Hunter Wilds is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 on December 4th. The release date was announced with a new trailer that confirms that the release will include all title updates so far, and that the expansion – Ascendance – is also being developed for the platform.
The Nintendo Switch 2 release of Monster Hunter Wilds will also include local multiplayer, allowing multiple Switch 2 users to play together without having to connect online. The trailer announcing the port also gave us a look at the performance and visual fidelity that Capcom has been aiming for, and it looks like the company managed a relatively smooth frame rate of between 30 and 40 FPS without sacrificing too much on the visual quality side of things.
Capcom had confirmed that Monster Hunter Wilds would be making its way to the Nintendo Switch 2 back in June. The company had also announced the Ascendance expansion during the same showcase. Whether or not Ascendance will come to the Nintendo Switch 2 on the same date as it does on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, however, remains unknown.
Reports from last month had indicated that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Monster Hunter Wilds would use dynamic resolutions of between 1080p and1440p while the console was docked. Handheld mode resolution is reportedly set to range from 720p to 864p. The performance target of between 30 and 40 FPS was also reportedly being achieved through heavy use of technologies like DLSS.
