{"id":72203,"date":"2026-09-09T23:06:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=72203"},"modified":"2026-09-09T23:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:58:21","slug":"monster-hunter-wilds-coming-to-nintendo-switch-2-on-december-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-coming-to-nintendo-switch-2-on-december-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Hunter Wilds coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on December 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capcom announced during the September 9 Nintendo Direct that <strong>Monster Hunter Wilds<\/strong> will release for the Nintendo Switch 2 on December 4, containing all updates released so far. The Ascendance expansion pack is also on the way, with further information coming soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The hunt is on. Monster Hunter Wilds arrives Dec 4 on Nintendo Switch 2! <br><br>Hunt massive monsters in a dynamic world with wireless local play, full cross-platform online play, and all Free Title Updates. Pre-orders begin Oct 19! <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/NintendoDirect?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoDirect<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/monsterhunter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@monsterhunter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nepa6kuIX2\">pic.twitter.com\/Nepa6kuIX2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/2097687424730009800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capcom announced during the September 9 Nintendo Direct that Monster Hunter Wilds will release for the Nintendo Switch 2 on December 4, containing all updates released so far. 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