Nintendo's Switch 2 will launch with Mario Kart World and upgraded versions of Zelda titles, but there's one game I want to play on it more than any other — and you may not have heard of itTech22:00, 07 Apr 2025Updated 08:59, 08 Apr 2025Wild Hearts should get another chanceLast week's reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2 offered a little bit of everything. We got hardware information, confirmation that it will launch with Mario Kart World, and third-party ports including Elden Ring.And, while Hollow Knight fans finally got a brief (three second) glimpse of Silksong, there was another title on the sizzle reel part of the Nintendo Direct that got me more excited than almost anything else.‌Article continues belowLet me tell you all the tragic tale of Wild Hearts, a 2023 title that deserved much more love than it got — but might just be set for a renaissance with the Switch 2.While EA is best known for its sports titles and Battlefield, back in 2023 the company published Wild Hearts. The game was, essentially, a Monster Hunter-like game set in a fantasy world inspired by Feudal Japan.‌Players would hunt huge monsters based on Japanese folklore (Kemono), then turn them into new weapons and armour. It's about as close to Monster Hunter as you can get, but with a unique Karakuri system that meant players could gather resources to build traps and weapons like a comically large hammer that could send Kemono flying.Karakuri are so much fun to useUnlike It Takes Two and Unravel (its siblings on the EA Originals label), however, Wild Hearts seemingly struggled to find an audience despite looking absolutely beautiful. Poor PC performance, and good-but-not-great reviews meant EA dropped support for the game just a few months after launch.‌As a big Monster Hunter fan that really enjoyed my time with Wild Hearts, it felt like there would be no further news about the game — until it popped up in that Switch 2 reveal.Wild Hearts is a really good-looking gameAs for what's new, it's not immediately clear. Players can now hunt in groups of four rather than the three on the previous version, while EA is seemingly nowhere to be seen as Omega Force has seemingly grabbed the IP from its former partner.Article continues belowGiven the studio had designs to make it a pillar franchise along the same lines of Dynasty Warriors, that could be a masterstroke if Wild Hearts can bring players in with the Switch 2 launch and keep them playing with regular content updates.Thankfully, we don't have long to find out — while Switch 2 launches on June 5, Wild Hearts S will arrive on July 25. Here's hoping it can make a real go of things this time around. For more on Monster Hunter-style titles, be sure to check out our review of Monster Hunter Wilds.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.‌‌‌