A leaker with a strong history of accurate predictions says Black Myth: Wukong is coming to the Switch 2, with an announcement coming at the upcoming Nintendo Direct. Nintendo has made a habit of bringing big third-party titles to its latest console, often surprising fans with the kinds of games it manages to run on relatively low-powered hardware. Now it seems Nintendo Switch 2 users have another surprise to look forward to.
On the morning of February 4, 2026, Nintendo announced a Partner Showcase for February 5, after multiple leaks and rumors had suggested as much. The presentation will last for roughly half an hour and go over third-party games for both the Switch 2 and the original Switch, but Nintendo has not given away any specifics beyond that. Rumors have been swirling about what the showcase will cover, but one of the biggest announcements may not be something many Nintendo fans would've expected.
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Black Myth: Wukong Could Be Announced for Switch 2 During the February 5 Direct
Reputable leaker Nate the Hate offered a bevy of predictions for the Partner Showcase in a February 4 YouTube video, including the claim that Black Myth: Wukong will be announced for the Switch 2. Nate the Hate says he had heard previously that the game would come to the platform at some point, so now he's predicting Nintendo and Game Science will reveal it during the upcoming Direct. When it first came out in 2024, Black Myth: Wukong became the most-played single-player game in Steam history, smashing the previous record, held by Cyberpunk 2077, by nearly 400,000 players in its first 24 hours. Given that record, coming to the Switch 2 could be huge, both for the game expanding its player base and for the platform gaining such a title.
Game Science's Chinese mythology-inspired RPG is big in more ways than one. On top of its massive popularity, Black Myth: Wukong has a staggering file size, with its PC version clocking in at 130 GB, which is more than half of the Switch 2's available storage space. The PS5 and Xbox Series X versions are smaller, but the game still looks like a test for the system's specs. Notably, Game Science delayed Black Myth: Wukong' s Xbox release because it didn't meet performance targets at first, so it could take some work to run well on Switch 2. That said, games like Cyberpunk 2077 perform without issue on the system, and Game Science has had plenty of time to optimize Wukong since its release.
As with all leaks, fans should take Nate the Hate's prediction with a grain of salt. However, the leaker does have a strong history of accuracy. Just recently, Nate the Hate accurately stated that Nintendo would host a Partner Showcase on February 5, getting not just the date but also the kind of presentation correct. So, his words may carry more weight than a random user claiming to have heard something from an inside source. At the same time, it's worth noting that while Nate the Hate seemed confident about Black Myth: Wukong coming to Switch 2, the prediction that it will get announced at the Partner Showcase sounded like more of an educated guess than a guarantee.
Even if Black Myth: Wukong doesn't get announced for Switch 2 soon, the platform has a strong lineup of third-party titles ahead of it. Nintendo started with a bang by announcing games like Cyberpunk 2077 when it first revealed the console, and it's kept the good times rolling since then. Later this year, The Duskbloods and Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade are coming to Switch 2, and it seems like these titles may just scratch the surface.
Black Myth: Wukong
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 82 /100 Critics Rec: 80%
- Released
- August 20, 2024
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ // Blood, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Game Science
- Publisher(s)
- Game Science
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG
