{"id":1976201,"date":"2026-06-06T21:57:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T18:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1976201"},"modified":"2026-06-06T21:57:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T18:57:48","slug":"monster-hunter-wilds-confirmed-for-nintendo-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1976201","title":{"rendered":"Monster Hunter Wilds confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/monster-hunter-wilds\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Monster Hunter Wilds<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Monster Hunter Wilds confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Fang you very much.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/HKGKXisXMAAmfuu.jpeg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Nintendo Switch 2 logo alongside the Monster Hunter Wilds logo\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"HKGKXisXMAAmfuu.jpeg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-06T21:57:48+00:00\">June 6, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"8cbb782f-4a94-42b5-b093-1ae6f8c72de8\" data-name=\"Monster Hunter Wilds\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Monster Hunter Wilds\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Monster Hunter Wilds\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Monster Hunter Wilds\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Monster Hunter Wilds\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Monster Hunter Wilds\" title=\"Follow Monster Hunter Wilds\"><br \/>\n  Follow Monster Hunter Wilds<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Remember those rumours of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> port of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/monster-hunter-wilds\">Monster Hunter Wilds<\/a> that wouldn&#8217;t quite go away? Dataminers believed they&#8217;ve discovered evidence that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dataminers-think-theyve-discovered-even-more-proof-that-monster-hunter-wilds-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-2\">Monster Hunter Wilds could be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 at the start of the year<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/those-monster-hunter-wilds-on-switch-2-rumours-refuse-to-go-away-new-datamined-evidence-adds-fuel-to-the-fire\">and then again in February<\/a> \u2013 and now it seems they were right: Monster Hunter Wilds is indeed coming to Nintendo Switch 2.<\/p>\n<p>While we don&#8217;t have any specifics \u2013 Capcom said it&#8217;ll have &#8220;more info to share, including the release date, in the future&#8221; \u2013 we did get a little more <a href=\"https:\/\/monsterhunterwilds.wiki.fextralife.com\/Ascendance_Expansion\">detail<\/a> about Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/monster-hunter-ascendance-wilds-coming-2027\">the &#8220;massive expansion\/DLC&#8221; coming next year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance - Official Announcement Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tFyl6LHMCTc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tFyl6LHMCTc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming 2026.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tFyl6LHMCTc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S, the expansion will introduce Skybound Eyrie, a brand-new region with sky islands and floating ruins, the return of classic elder dragons like Kushala Daora, and a massive returning monster, Lao-Shan Lung, was teased at the end of the reveal trailer. We&#8217;re also told to expect Master Rank quests, the new Boost Bracer mechanic, and more when it releases sometime in 2027.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Monster Hunter Wilds is currently in development for Nintendo Switch 2! We&#8217;ll have more info to share, including the release date, in the future. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/MHWilds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MHWilds<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9U4DOc98hX\">pic.twitter.com\/9U4DOc98hX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Monster Hunter (@monsterhunter) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/monsterhunter\/status\/2063082246936883595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Capcom confirmed it was ending the game&#8217;s free content updates at the end of 2025. After providing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/monster-hunter-wilds-january-2026-performance-update-released\">promised performance improvements<\/a> earlier this year, a major patch in February added a bunch of 10-star Arch-tempered monsters to slay in permanent event quests, new weapon and pendant designs from a design contest held a while back, and a Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Remember those rumours of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> port of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/monster-hunter-wilds\">Monster Hunter Wilds<\/a> that wouldn&#8217;t quite go away? Dataminers believed they&#8217;ve discovered evidence that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dataminers-think-theyve-discovered-even-more-proof-that-monster-hunter-wilds-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-2\">Monster Hunter Wilds could be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 at the start of the year<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/those-monster-hunter-wilds-on-switch-2-rumours-refuse-to-go-away-new-datamined-evidence-adds-fuel-to-the-fire\">and then again in February<\/a> \u2013 and now it seems they were right: Monster Hunter Wilds is indeed coming to Nintendo Switch 2.<\/p>\n<p>While we don&#8217;t have any specifics \u2013 Capcom said it&#8217;ll have &#8220;more info to share, including the release date, in the future&#8221; \u2013 we did get a little more <a href=\"https:\/\/monsterhunterwilds.wiki.fextralife.com\/Ascendance_Expansion\">detail<\/a> about Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/monster-hunter-ascendance-wilds-coming-2027\">the &#8220;massive expansion\/DLC&#8221; coming next year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance - Official Announcement Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tFyl6LHMCTc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tFyl6LHMCTc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming 2026.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tFyl6LHMCTc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S, the expansion will introduce Skybound Eyrie, a brand-new region with sky islands and floating ruins, the return of classic elder dragons like Kushala Daora, and a massive returning monster, Lao-Shan Lung, was teased at the end of the reveal trailer. We&#8217;re also told to expect Master Rank quests, the new Boost Bracer mechanic, and more when it releases sometime in 2027.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Monster Hunter Wilds is currently in development for Nintendo Switch 2! We&#8217;ll have more info to share, including the release date, in the future. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/MHWilds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MHWilds<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9U4DOc98hX\">pic.twitter.com\/9U4DOc98hX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Monster Hunter (@monsterhunter) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/monsterhunter\/status\/2063082246936883595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Capcom confirmed it was ending the game&#8217;s free content updates at the end of 2025. After providing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/monster-hunter-wilds-january-2026-performance-update-released\">promised performance improvements<\/a> earlier this year, a major patch in February added a bunch of 10-star Arch-tempered monsters to slay in permanent event quests, new weapon and pendant designs from a design contest held a while back, and a Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Monster Hunter Wilds Monster Hunter Wilds confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2 Fang you very much. Image credit: Capcom News by Vikki Blake Contributor Published on June 6, 2026 Follow Monster Hunter Wilds Remember those rumours of a Nintendo Switch 2 port of Monster Hunter Wilds that wouldn&#8217;t quite go away? 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