Nintendo shows Call of Duty on Switch 2

Nintendo of Europe said on August 6 that Call of Duty will be playable on Switch 2 at its Gamescom 2026 booth in Cologne later this month. The company’s published lineup, as reported by Nintendo-focused outlets citing Nintendo’s announcement, includes Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 among nine playable Switch 2 titles. Nintendo Life and other outlets described the showing as a native Switch 2 port rather than an emulated build, based on the way Nintendo presented the game in its official booth lineup. Gamescom runs from August 26 to August 30, with Opening Night Live set for August 25. ### Which Call of Duty is Nintendo putting on the show floor? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is the title listed in Nintendo’s Gamescom 2026 playable lineup, according to Nintendo Life and Nintendo Everything, both citing Nintendo’s announcement. The same reports place the game alongside 007 First Light, EA Sports FC 27, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Minecraft Dungeons 2, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, Orbitals, Pokémon Pokopia and Splatoon Raiders. (nintendolife.com) Nine games were identified as playable on Switch 2 in coverage of Nintendo’s lineup. TechTimes, citing Nintendo’s announcement, said the booth will be in Hall 9 at Koelnmesse in Cologne. ### Why are people focusing on whether it is native? Nintendo Life described Modern Warfare 4 as “the first to arrive on Switch 2” under Nintendo and Microsoft’s binding contract, and multiple follow-up reports characterized the Gamescom demo as a native Switch 2 port. (nintendolife.com) Those reports tied that description to Nintendo’s official presentation of the game as part of its Switch 2 playable software lineup, rather than as a cloud or compatibility demo. (techtimes.com) Nintendo’s own public-facing lineup, as relayed by those outlets, did not appear to frame Call of Duty as a separate streaming product or legacy version. That distinction matters because Nintendo’s booth list grouped the game with other hands-on Switch 2 software scheduled for the show floor. ### What else is Nintendo showing besides Call of Duty? (nintendolife.com) Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is one of the other headline games in the lineup, according to Nintendo Life, which said the title made its playable debut at Comic-Con in San Diego last month. The same report also highlighted Modern Warfare 4 as one of the booth’s main draws. (nintendoeverything.com) Third-party support is also visible in the list. Nintendo Everything and Instant Gaming’s news site both reported that 007 First Light and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will be available for attendees to try on Nintendo’s hybrid hardware. ### When and where will people be able to try it? Gamescom 2026 will take place in Cologne from August 26 through August 30, according to the event’s official information pages. (nintendolife.com) Opening Night Live is scheduled for August 25, one day before the public show dates begin. The gamescom hall plan and exhibitor materials show the event at Koelnmesse, and third-party reports citing Nintendo’s announcement said Nintendo’s booth presence is in Hall 9. (nintendoeverything.com) ### What is the next concrete thing to watch? August 25 is the next fixed date on the calendar, when Gamescom Opening Night Live is scheduled to start the week in Cologne. (gamescom.global) August 26 is when attendees can begin trying Nintendo’s playable lineup, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, on the show floor. (gamescom.global)