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Switch 2 Monster Hunter Wilds Demo Lands October 20

The demo is doing double duty as a pre-order pitch and a test of how the Switch 2 version's local wireless play works, since online multiplayer is absent from it.

Reporting from 1 source: GAME Watch (Impress).

Switch 2 Monster Hunter Wilds Demo Lands October 20

Capcom will release an early-game demo for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Monster Hunter Wilds on October 20. The demo covers the same early content as the full game, from character creation through the opening story, and save data carries over. It supports local wireless multiplayer on Switch 2 but not online play. The full Switch 2 release is set for December 4.

Capcom dated the trial while the Switch 2 release sits seven weeks out. The demo carries the same early content as the full game, so character creation and the opening story are playable, and progress transfers to the December 4 release.

The multiplayer setup is where the Switch 2 version differs. Local wireless play is supported; online play is not. Capcom is taking pre-orders for the download version alongside the demo date.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

Monster Hunter Wilds Capcom Kenta Hatakenaka

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