Over the past few days, dedicated Monster Hunter Wilds fans started taking an in-depth look at the Title Update 4 files, discovering mention of a Nintendo Switch 2 port and some of its potential features, including a dedicated NVIDIA DLSS profile and local multiplayer support with multiple consoles.
The idea of seeing a game that still runs poorly on many PC configuartions and other consoles was obvioulsy met with skepticism, but if you shared the community sentiment of Monster Hunter Wilds being an impossible Nintendo Switch 2 port, you'd better think again, as newly discovered information and a screenshot simulating the graphics settings of the Switch 2 version suggest that a lot of thought is going into this new release.
As reported on the Gaming Leaks and Rumors subreddit, a Chinese group specializing in datamining the latest entry in the CAPCOM series discovered a lot more information on the game's Nintendo Switch 2 port, starting with the graphics presets, which target 30 FPS gameplay using NVIDIA DLSS, outputting at 1080p resolution in docked mode.
While this is hardly surprising, considering the system's specifications, these settings won't turn the Nintendo Switch 2 version into a "Potato Mode" game. The datamining group applied these graphics settings and shared a screenshot captured from the PC version of the game, simulating how the Switch 2 version will look.
And the results are definitely promising, especially if similar care is given to the handheld mode profile. This version of the game would also finally provide a proper on-the-go option for many, as Monster Hunter Wilds doesn't run well on Steam Deck, which can't leverage NVIDIA DLSS as the Nintendo system can.
In addition to the information above, the Monster Hunter Wilds datamining group also discovered strings detailing the Switch 2 version's local multiplayer feature - "Bring Nintendo Switch 2 consoles together to create or join a lobby using local wireless communication," and "Search for lobbies using local wireless communication. Bring Nintendo Switch 2 consoles together to allow up to four players to participate," - and mention of Tempered Gogmazios, whose base variant was added to the game with Title Update 4.
This Nintendo Switch 2 port of Monster Hunter Wilds, which now essentially only requires an official confirmation with all this information discovered inside the game's files, is likely part of an effort to bring more players to the latest entry in the series, as CAPCOM thinks that the high price of the PlayStation 5 system impacted the game's sales in Japan.
Hopefully, this effort will bear fruit and indeed bring both newcomers and lapsed players back to the game as director Yuya Tokuda wished. Even with its issues, Monster Hunter Wilds is a game that deserves to be experienced, as I wrote in my review last year.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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