Monster Hunter Wilds' first expansion brings some of the best Elder Dragons back to life
Capcom said the expansion will add floating islands, new bowgun functions and returning elder dragons after Wilds sold nearly 10 million copies.
- At the Polygon Summer Game Fest, Capcom announced the first major expansion for Monster Hunter Wilds, titled Ascendance, scheduled to launch next year.
- The expansion features a network of floating islands that fans noted resemble the Heaven and Mount region, with returning elder dragons including Kushala Daora from MonHun, Freedom Unite, and Ultimate.
- Lao-Shan Lung, an elder dragon absent from mainline Monster Hunter since Generations Ultimate, returns alongside new bowgun functions in this Iceborne-sized expansion.
- Summer Game Fest also featured Capcom's reveal of Resident Evil Veronica, an ambitious remake of 2000's Code Veronica, joining Ascendance on the studio's 2027 release calendar.
- Despite selling nearly 10 million copies at launch, Monster Hunter Wilds faced widespread criticism for streamlined hunts and performance troubles, though Ascendance aims to rebuild momentum.
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Monster Hunter Wilds coming to Switch 2
Capcom has announced Monster Hunter Wilds is coming to Nintendo Switch 2. While details are scant, the new Switch 2 port for Monster Hunter Wilds is already in development, more info is coming later. In related news, a “massive” new expansion for the game, Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, was announced – read more here! Monster Hunter Wilds is available now across […] Source
Monster Hunter Wilds' first expansion brings some of the best Elder Dragons back to life
Capcom announced Monster Hunter Wilds' first major expansion at Summer Game Fest 2026, more than a year after Wilds launched. It's called Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, and Capcom plans to launch it sometime in 2027. The studio didn't have much to say about it, but had previously teased that it'd be an "Iceborne"-sized expansion.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance will continue the story of the expedition team in the Forbidden Lands to a new location called The Skybound Eyrie.|This feature allows players to collect energy from monsters during battle to execute Boost Actions.|Offers both solo and cooperative gameplay for up to four players.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance Reveals New Locale, Master Rank Content, and Nintendo Switch 2 Version
Capcom has shared new information on Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, the recently announced expansion for Monster Hunter Wilds, while also confirming that the base game is currently in development for Nintendo Switch 2. The update comes shortly after Ascendance was unveiled during Summer Game Fest 2026. In a newly released developer presentation, director Takuro Hiraoka and producer Ryozo Tsujimoto provided a closer look at several of the expa…
Monster Hunter Wilds Coming To Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo Insider Nintendo Insider - Nintendo Insider brings you the latest Nintendo Switch 2 news, Pokémon updates, reviews, guides, and features - your trusted source for all things Nintendo. Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter Wilds is coming to Nintendo Switch 2. ”Monster Hunter Wilds is currently… The post Monster Hunter Wilds Coming To Nintendo Switch 2 appeared first on Nintendo Insider and is written by Alex Seedhouse.
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