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CAPCOM revealed during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Wednesday a trailer for its Monster Hunter Wilds game, and it teases that the game will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 on December 4. The video also reveals local play between Switch 2 systems. In addition, the game's new Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance major expansion will also come to Switch 2 along with all released title updates:
The Monster Hunter Wilds game debuted globally on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam in February 2025. The game sold over 8 million copies worldwide in its first three days. According to the company, this is the fastest that one of its titles has reached this milestone. As of March 2025, the game had sold 10 million copies worldwide. The game is also in development for Nintendo Switch 2.
The first title update for the game launched in April 2025. The second title update launched in June 2025. The third title update featured a collaboration with Final Fantasy XIV Online and launched in October 2025. The game's fourth free title update — which included the Elder Dragon Gogmazios, Arch-Tempered Jin Dahaad, the "Festival of Accord: Lumenhymn" event, armor transcendence, and more — launched in December 2025. The update was the "final major content update" for the game that brought the addition of a new monster to the game's roster.
The Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance major expansion will launch in 2027.
The expansion adds Boost Drivers, attacks that activate Boost, which temporarily enhances certain actions. Boost introduces new combos, enhanced attacks, enhanced guarding, and more.
Source: Nintendo Direct livestream