It's a promise that has felt like a long time coming, but Activision has today revealed a first look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and yes, it's coming to Switch 2 on the same day as other platforms.
This all-new entry in the series will launch on 23rd October 2026 — weeks before GTA 6 shakes things up — and sees a squad of South Korean soldiers fight to survive a surprise attack.
The Switch 2 version marks the first time in over a decade that the series has appeared on Nintendo platforms. Developer Infinity Ward has teamed up with Digital Legends for the release, with pre-order information going live at some point this summer.
Here's a brief rundown of the game's campaign, accompanied by a handful of screenshots (not from the Switch 2 version, naturally):
Fight as Private Park, a young South Korean soldier facing live combat for the first time alongside his squad. What begins as a routine patrol descends into chaos when North Korea launches a full-scale invasion, forcing Park and his unit into a desperate fight through collapsing cities and counteroffensives. The Campaign drops players into the chaos, pressure, and split-second intensity of ground-level combat.
At the end of 2022, Microsoft entered a "10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo" as a part of the year's much-discussed Activision Blizzard merger. The rumour mill has been working overtime in the months since, with the latest rumblings pointing towards a 2026 release — hey, it was right!
We'll be keeping an eye out for more information about what we can expect from MW4 on Switch 2 as we head into the summer months.
Will you be checking out Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Switch 2? Let us know in the comments.





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I’ll be honest, I’d stopped believing this was happening. Not something I’m especially interested in but great news for the system overall
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 4 Reflex Edition
Really??? Okay so I was wrong. I was certain it would just be COD mobile.
This will be a massive benchmark for whether such a version can stand water with others. This could be a seismic moment for Switch 2, it really could.
Get your SD Expresses at the ready!
Wow, what a year for third party games!
The Switch 2 is bound to become the definitive Nintendo console. Now all they need is to release a new Direct with some first party announcements, to have us all excited, and that's it. Everyone is happy.
I actually thought they were just going to ride out the 10 year deal with Phil Spencer style quotes such as "We want to be where the players are" or "We love the Nintendo Switch 2 but have nothing to announce right now".
Like seriously, Activision put out Tony Hawk and dipped until now, Bethesda seems happy, and Xbox themselves....not even Minecraft. Not even the guaranteed money spinner of Minecraft!
Do I need to play any of the other Modern Warfares to play this?
(And how the heck is Doctre81 always right???)
13 years since CoD on a Nintendo platform...
Even the humble DS got something like six of 'em, and those were each made from scratch rather than ports.
Didn't expect such a setting (most likely just because I know practically nothing about this series, but still), thanks to that I'm interested to at least some extent in this - anyway, so glad Call of Duty is finally coming also to a Nintendo system again, its absence all these years has been ridiculous and even more so after that infamous deal!
I surmise that the file size to be a lot smaller than the other versions but still a huge, hefty size (pause)
Really happy to see this. It's been enjoyable seeing the Switch 2 receive the more power hungry games that appear on the other platforms, day and date is even better.
I may pick this up to support it.
@GrailUK Its because he scrolls linkedin. You can find a lot there if you know what you are looking for. Shout out Tre.
Direct incoming?
Also, mouse controls ftw.
Its been so long... I really didnt think I would see it happen. Happy to say I now I have a console to play a modern (no pun intented) Call of Duty. Granted, quality be damned.
Gonna need a whole new express SD card just for MW4 by itself.
This would be pretty cool if its also on Cart because the updates are already going to be huge at least put the base game on it. But I feel like it would be a GKC
Cant wait for the game to take up all storage on a 512GB micro sd
Congrats, fellow hybrid players, we even got Call of Duty before Dishonored.😆
YES! Let that 3rd party support flow!!!!
Disclaimer: I don’t like shooters. I just want devs to throw everything at Nintendo.
Edit: Oh you play as other soldiers than American? That’s cool!
@BaldB3lper78 I’m not sure they’d have got away with just putting mobile on Switch 2, they’d be in trouble if so. IIRC Microsoft committed to bringing the proper games over for at least 10 years on Nintendo platforms to help make their acquisition of Activision less troublesome.
Anti-Matter is going to be over the moon....
I thought this was gonna be mid as previous ones (apart from exceptions like MW 2 reboot and BO6)
But South Korea as a setting is interesting. I’ll keep an eye on this.
@BranSmith He does make me chuckle
This might be interesting!
Looks good and coming to the Switch together with the other platforms is amazing.
The only congressionally mandated game in history
The setting is super intriguing and the trailer has me pretty hyped. As long as the single player content isn’t an afterthought I’m totally in!
@FishDude CoD hasn't had a real physical release in years now, don't expect it.
this even looks interesting to me! looking forward to hearing more
@larryisaman I think they agreed to bring COD over during a ten year period. Effectively they could just put out this one game and its job done.
I hope it’s decent. It can be done as long as those doing the version optimise properly and we have seen from Capcom in particular just how well games can run on Switch 2.
And the crowd goes mild.
Haven't played COD in forever, but if they don't mess it up I'll probably buy it.
Glad it has arrived for those that want.
60FPS surely for this game.
Chances of this actually releasing on launch date with the other platforms is less than zero, even less so for it to be a feature complete version imo.
Microsoft's commitment to Nintendo Switch support is about as strong as a crippling alcoholics commitment to sobriety.
@AI-Generation 60fps and crossplay confirmed.
@Solid_Python
Didn’t see that in the article.
I don't normally care for this genre of games, but you know what, I might actually give it a shot.
I got confused and read it as Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare for a second. That game saved my mental health back in 2009 when I lost my job and spent a year unemployed so I have a soft spot for it.
This is cool and down to the deal Microsoft made when buying out Activision Blizzard.
If I was ever gonna get back into COD, a switch 2 version sure would do it.
we'll see.
Wasn't this enshrined into law so MS could buy Activision?
Happy for those who wanted it, but not why I own a Switch.
I thought for a moment this was about a remaster of CoD 4: MW (from 2007) , but, no, this is actually the latest title. Last time I played CoD was back on the 360, so I've not been keeping track. The Korean setting does look interesting.
Ah yes, The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Game for the Nintendo Switch 2 system, not to be confused with The Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game for the Nintendo DS family of systems.
Its been years i last played cod (i think either BO2 or BO6, i forgot) and since its actually coming Switch 2 i am genuine curious about trying this new on Switch 2
Also can i say that i am so happy that third party devs are finally realizing Nintendo's potential? I still can't believe we are getting high profile games on our system, 500$ (as i got with MKW bundle) well spent imo!
@BaldB3lper78 They said this at the time:
"Microsoft and Nintendo have now negotiated and signed a binding 10-year legal agreement to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo players - the same day as Xbox, with full features and content parity - so they can experience Call of Duty just as Xbox and PlayStation gamers enjoy Call of Duty."
That’s always sounded like the plan was to bring the new games over day and date. And really that makes sense- if you were Nintendo why would you roll over and say we’ll accept just Warzone or mobile or whatever? They’d surely want the proper games to be promised or decline the contract because it doesn’t benefit them to have such a massive franchise potentially locked to one platform.
PS Vita had a horrible Call of Duty game. This is probably going to be a first better COD experience on a handheld. I got Declassified back in the day, but I am so much more excited for this one.
@Chlocean It was also on Wii. I played it there, it was good.
Where is the reference that activision said it is coming to switch 2? I can’t find it anywhere..
Hoo boy, that story description is appalling. It's amazing that such transparent propaganda keeps being peddled as a fun little "game" to play with your buddies.
North Korea's invading? Bloody hell, it's Homefront 3!
This campaign honestly looks quite fun. Dreading the download size for the inevitable Key-Card though.
I also really hope it has cross-play. My friend buys CoD every year on PS5, so it would be nice to play with him.
EDIT: It will have cross-play!! And mouse controls!!!
Wow I wasn’t expecting the latest CoD to come to switch so this is impressive. I thought they’d rehash and old game so colour me impressed!
BREAKING MICROSOFT PRESS RELEASE: When we said that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is coming to Switch 2, what we meant to say is that Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is coming to Switch 2. SOZ!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Holy cow! It finally happened! We all had our doubts, but they proved us wrong! They heard the cries! They felt the pain! They knew it was their duty (intended)! And so, they made it happen!
Now am I going to get it, of course not. Do I look like someone who would? No, dang it, I’m going to be playing Tomodachi Life like the weirdo I am
Since CoD 4 on PS3 from 2007, every CoD title has targeted 60 fps on the latest console generation. That is a staple of this series.
Will MW4 run with significant more than 30 fps on Switch 2? Probably not.
This will feel like a second class experience on Switch 2, similar to FC 2026.
@WiltonRoots That's what the ignore button was created for! 😉 😂
@Max_the_German I truly don’t think they would bring it to the system if they couldn’t get a version of it running a stable 60fps, and I think with DLSS it’s extremely possible.
@Solid_Python @AI-Generation
Regarding framerate and cross-play, I found this source:
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/no-problems-to-report-infinity-ward-says-getting-cod-mw4-running-on-switch-2-was-pretty-smooth/
Cross-play seems almost confirmed, but for framerate, I still have doubts. This sentence is more distracting than helping:
„Performance-wise, O’Hara tells me he has come away impressed with the Switch 2, suggesting that its performance is favorable compared to the other current-gen versions.“
Favorable compared to PS5?!
Edit: I found the original source: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/call-of-duty/right-now-we-support-crossplay-between-switch-2-and-the-rest-of-the-platforms-modern-warfare-4-ends-the-13-year-wait-for-call-of-duty-to-return-to-nintendo-hardware/
„Right now we support crossplay between Switch 2 and the rest of the platforms. But we'll see at launch exactly where the mix ends up.“
@EVIL-C he’s already reviewed it and given it a 4, and if he was to buy it, it’ll be on PS5.
@coolioam Switch 2 still has a CPU of the calibre of a PS4 Pro, which was hardly enough to provide 60 fps on MW3. MW4 looks much more demanding to me.
I only play COD for Zombies, so this news sucks for me.
Oh my gosh, this is crazy! I wasn't expecting this game at that time. Sweet! I have never really played any of the modern games, so I think I may try this one.
I think it looks pretty good. I'm sure not as refined as the others, but we're getting it! I hope it gets good support from Nintendo players.
It will basically be the ps4 version that they are not releasing and put it on this
@thenikdavies Where did you find info about the mouse?
Never played CoD and never will but it's certainly nice to see it finally releasing after all these years. Hopefully it sells well enough so thatbthey don't stop after this one, contract be damned, who's going to enforce it anyway?
Must have been hard for them to find some countries currently not at war to set this in. North Korea may be crazy but even I don't see them invading South Korea any time soon. Maybe in a few years when the world's skies are full of so many AI controlled drones they blacken out the sky. 😩
@Varoennauraa Official Nintendo Blog post. Also mentions cross-play/progression
https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-coming-to-nintendo-switch-2-this-october/?srsltid=AfmBOoqybd9p_D89gRziQjOPnpUeq0Eyg7Lj6wdSd93ODxEDJ9kS31c4
And people were seemingly genuinely convinced there were no other games coming in 2026 on the Switch 2 (Just because no announcements were made until now)
Thanks but I get enough propaganda from everything going on to need to pay money for it.
@thenikdavies Thank you!!! Oh my god I cannot wait this!!
I have wanted to play the DMZ so bad, but I just wanted to have mouse!
can't say I care. Activision should give us Diablo 4 instead
@Mando44646 Why not both?
Crowd cheers
I never play a CoD game.
But if I do, it will be on a Nintendo platform.
Day one buy!!! I getting it for Nintendo Switch 2 version!! Hate every Call of Duty series trophies and achievements because too many multiplayer trophies / achievements along with some bored grinds and annoys. So glad it's coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and I haven't played call of duty since Call of Duty Modern Warfare 1 reboot released back in 2019. Can't wait lol I not fan of Call of Duty but its nice to see Nintendo Switch 2 have it now as been long time no seen Call of Duty on Nintendo system. 🎮🤗💜
Another thing to remember is Nintendo has the cheapest console online by a country mile, so this will be the cheapest way to play multiplayer
No bloom on firing is such a "what" thing to do.
I guess they're going fully away from any semblance of realism with this one or just more dumbing down for the general audience who might not understand you cant hold fire and expect bullets to all hit exactly where you aim..until now at least.
We've had Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, perhaps in a couple of decades we'll get Call 4 Duty: Modern 4fare
I am so sorry for the Nintendo fans. They couldnt get a CoD in its prime and have to settle for this Fortnite Creepy Uncle game.
@Nintoz hahah you’re gonna need a dedicated SD card just for this lol
It's about time Call of Duty get with the time and finally made something useful for a change. Still this could be a mirage in disguise. Unless it's not fake then it truly hasn't return. I feel sorry for all the Call of Duty fans who had never held a hybrid masterpiece in their short lives. The world had already change but they still live in the PS3 era.
@Solid_Python thank you for the confirmation. I read the article, and it didn’t mention crossplay. I really do not care about single player content in this kind of game.
After the unparalleled experience I had on Wii, and how bored I got seeing more of the same on PS3 with a standard controller, I think I don't need any more COD in my life. Maybe if it's on sale I'll consider it, but for now I couldn't be less excited. In fact, I have to get Mario Kart World, Metroid Prime 4, and Indiana Jones.
Finally! Thank the Lord 🙏🏻
Watch none of the game be playable offline (which I think was the case with 2025's entry).
HAHAHA YESSSSS this is going to look so crunchy and run so janky, I can't wait
COD on WiiU was actually quite fun.
@stephen_stig "perhaps in a couple of decades we'll get Call 4 Duty: Modern 4fare" Wouldn‘t be surprised, that seems to be the direction human evolution is heading …
@disappointedMii
YEP
https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-campaign-is-online-only-with-no-checkpoints-or-pausing-and-will-kick-you-if-youre-idle-for-too-long
@jfp Fourl of Duty Four: Modern Fourfare Four
@thenikdavies Yeah... any idea how large previous file sizes have been?
@N8tiveT3ch they’ll probably sell the game bundled with a 256gb express memory card for £99! Take my money
@disappointedMii couldn’t agree more! I loved Splatoon which was amazing on release and even NES remix made me just smile! Wish they did a SNES remix.
It's always interesting how some people don't care about certain games until it's released on their favorite console. With that said this game is going to chew through the Switch 2 memory and the majority of an SD card
I'm not really interested in paying full price for it but that's a neat campaign premise
I'm not a COD fan, but I'm happy for the fans.
The heart and soul of the COD games I played growing up died a long time ago.
Bro really said, "Who's this, a new K-Pop star?" the second he saw an Asian guy on TV. 💀
@jsty3105 people know that games are coming. We just want to be better informed and be more excited about future games. Nothing wrong with that.
The only good COD game that all others hail in comparison too. Okay maybe one of the black ops, but this was a game changer and I remember the news at IGN's Anaheim expo and the coverage on gaming sites and magazines at the time, such a revolutionary game for the time!
Great! Now I just need Forza Horizon 6, Sea of Thieves and The Elder Scrolls Online and I won't even need my PS5!
Last COD game I played was Vanguard which I thought was meh and was never a big fan of the series. But cool to have it return to Nintendo systems though.
Hooray! What a great time in the world to be bringing high budget American military propaganda to a wider audience!
@Not_Soos tbf soldiers being racist is pretty realistic
Well, it finally happened! I’m more of a DOOM guy (heh) myself, but happy for those who wanted this game on the system
Well, that's one super-major release other studios work around locked onto Switch 2...Now to wait and see if the other shoe ends up dropping (I'm sure you already know what I'm referring to, and to be quite honest some of us might be thinking that if said shoe wasn't going to drop, that game would've been out already)...
@FishDude Uh...given how hoggy Call of Duty games have been as of late, if this game were to get a proper physical release on Switch 2, we'd need multiple cards to pull it off--I'd wager at least three, possibly even four (assuming 64 GB card size; we'd still need at least two if 128 GB cards were to become available). I'd estimate that a game like Call of Duty is what just might justify the game-key card format for some people--although given Microsoft's history, odds are we might end up with a code-in-box situation instead...
@Luigia Normally I'd be tempted to agree with you when it comes to that game-and-SD bundle, but with memory prices the way they are these days across the board (not just RAM, given the recent Steam Deck price hikes), I'd imagine we'd be lucky if such a bundle were to retail for $149.99...
Could have been an interesting spin to play a North Korean soldier during a surprise attack from America.
I despise realistic shooters because of how realistic they are.
Doom is unrealistic, happy to shoot a demon in the face. Other people? No thank you, I don’t like doing that.
@jsty3105
I'm pretty sure its more about being addicted to the hype cycle, of anticipating games. Games being announced one at a time, a month or so before launch, doesn't feed their hunger.
@BaldB3lper78 nobody is playing call of duty on switch 2. They're all already overly concerned about the condition of their joycons as it is
i want to see a full blown remake of call of duty big red one which was my favorite in the gamecube era plus the bombing missions too along with the drama.
Not my cup of tea, but I’m very interested in seeing what they’ll do with the port. So far Microsoft’s track record on Switch 2 is pretty good.
A remaster of the original Black Ops (Xbox 360/PS3/Wii) would be alright, the last decent CoD campaign. This one, I'm gonna skip. I'll just stick to Splatoon 3 and Apex Legends, they're better shooters...
@RiasGremory
Have you tried Black Ops back in the day? That was a good one too. Interesting story, great Vietnam setting.
@electrolite77 I kept thinking it was gonna be the Call Of Duty mobile version ported to Switch 1.
Then a few years later Call of duty from Gamecube and Wii ported over.
Guess it's still not too late for "Finest Hour" to end up on the Gamecube NSO app.
CoD is not really my type of game (don't like FPS games overall that much) but I am happy this is coming to the Switch 2. And it has been 13 years, since CoD Ghost (Wii U)..
@DonnieTACO Infinity Ward saying it’s running smoothly and looking forward to it. Joycons are robust. No issues. Switch 2 nit even a year old and is proving to be able to hold up very well indeed for half the price of a handheld PC.
I never cared about COD but now... no, I still don't care. Good for Nintendo I guess!
@Friendly Agree. "Playing" war is just something I cannot get my head/heart around. Especially in a fashion that glorifies it and even makes it seem cool like CoD does. There's enough modern warfare going on when turning on the news.
@SillyG well good news as this is a native version and not a port!
Adhoc Multiplayer and Splitscreen, No Log in internet require
@BaldB3lper78 Dude is a troll. I'm sure he was on here under another login ages ago.
I don't know... I've seen some of my friends play call of duty on their. I guess on the PS5 and I was not all that amazed by it, it seemed to be the same muted colors and such from a long time ago. I'm not sure. If I'm ever going to dip back into realistic style first person the modern Shooters.
The first Call of Duty game for a Nintendo console since Ghosts on Wii U, back in 2013
I mean, just imagine traveling in time back in 2014 and telling everybody that they would have to wait more than 10 years to see a new game back on Nintendo, now that's something!
1993: "Night Trap will never appear on a Nintendo console."
2022: "You must put this violent war game on your console, Nintendo."
As big a Nintendo fanboy as I am, I'll probably stick with PS5 for this game. Call of Duty is such a huge friggin' game for how relatively limited my SD Express storage is, not to mention that if nothing else, Call of Duty usually pushes the edge of graphics. While I'm not usually a graphics snob, I do like my war crimes in full visual glory.
My oldest son took my PS5 a while back and I have not missed a thing. Enjoyed RE9 and now globetrotting around as Indiana Jones! Switch 2 has been awesome! still need to finish off the Bananas in Bananza lol... just over 300 only haha!
@Henchdog
I was expecting something like that too, a proper half effort. That said, I actually wouldn’t mind the WWII CODs on NSO 😂
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