Modern Warfare 4 on Switch 2 – Activision Raves About Nintendo

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On October 23, 2026, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches on the Nintendo Switch 2 – making it the first Call of Duty title in the series to officially make it onto a Nintendo console. That Activision isn't letting the launch pass quietly, but is sending Marketing Director Tyler Bahl into an industry interview at The Game Business with a whole series of direct words about the partnership, is a signal – and the Spanish Nintendo blog Nintenderos has documented the conversation.

What Tyler Bahl says about the partnership

Bahl doesn't just politely speak of a "good relationship" – he describes the state of affairs between publisher and platform with a very clear framing. In his own words to The Game Business: "We are rebuilding this relationship. Nintendo has fully committed. We have launched a joint promotional campaign with them." That is remarkable because it presupposes a phase in which the relationship was less close – and because Bahl names that phase publicly rather than smoothing it over.

We are rebuilding this relationship. Nintendo has fully committed. We have launched a joint promotional campaign with them. In many ways, they want to attract an older audience and expand their user base by incorporating a first-person shooter. Their console sales grew to a certain point, but then stagnated, and this will allow them to expand their offering. Nintendo has been an extraordinary partner in our joint promotional campaigns. I believe this relationship will continue to develop as future titles arrive, like the return of Spyro.

The last line of the quote – "extraordinary partner in our joint promotional campaigns" – is the part Nintenderos uses to headline the piece. Whoever sets the marketing tone for an entire release wave at Activision doesn't say something like that in passing.

What Bahl reveals about Nintendo's strategy

The more interesting part of the interview is between the lines: Bahl delivers an open reading of what Nintendo expects from the move. Nintendo wants to "attract an older audience and expand its user base by adding a first-person shooter to its portfolio," he says – and adds that Nintendo's console sales "grew to a certain point, but then stagnated." With Modern Warfare 4, they can expand the offering. This isn't industry gossip from forums – it's the commercial rationale as a publisher representative formulates it himself.

What the Switch 2 version can specifically do

Nintenderos lists the confirmed features of the Switch 2 version: the game launches on the same day as on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC – October 23, 2026 – supports cross-play, and brings all the features of the other versions. The blog also names mouse mode for the Switch 2 version as well as cross-progression – meaning the transfer of progress and inventory between platforms. As Nintenderos wrote in an earlier post, development on the Switch 2 is running "smoothly," initial gameplay scenes and player impressions from the console have already been released, and beta details have also appeared.

Spyro drops – and what that says about the strategy

At the end of the quote, a name pops up that has nothing to do with Modern Warfare 4: Spyro. Bahl cites it as an example of "future titles" that could play a role in the relationship with Nintendo. This positions the Switch 2 debut not as a single title, but as the kickoff of a broader strategy – and at the same time makes clear that Activision is willing, in this interview window, to bring additional brands into play. What that means in any individual case, Bahl leaves open. Clear after the appearance is only one thing: whoever at Activision sets the marketing tone for the Switch 2 premiere is saying "extraordinary partner" very loudly right now – and you hear it exactly in the phase when the game is launching on Switch 2.