Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Brings a 16-Mission Campaign and Full Cross-Play to Switch 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is out now on Nintendo Switch 2, and a review from Nintendo Everything gives players a detailed look at what the day-and-date release includes. The game launched on October 23, 2026, and is developed by Infinity Ward and Digital Legends Entertainment with Activision as publisher. It is the first mainline Call of Duty game on a Nintendo console in thirteen years, since Call of Duty: Ghosts on Wii U.

The campaign is built from the ground up and contains sixteen missions. It splits its story between two protagonists: Captain Price, working independently from Task Force 141 in a quest for vengeance, and Private Park, a rookie soldier responding to a full-scale invasion of South Korea by North Korea. The review notes that Park's side of the campaign stays primarily in the midst of the Korean War, while Price travels from New York to Paris, Mumbai, and beyond. Mads Mikkelsen portrays the primary villain, The Archer.

According to the review, the campaign includes vehicle missions, unique 1v1 fist fights, stealth missions, and an open level with collectibles. The reviewer describes the campaign as a beautiful send-off for longtime fans, though the original 2007 Modern Warfare campaign remains their top choice.

Beyond the campaign, Modern Warfare 4 includes DMZ and traditional multiplayer modes. DMZ takes place after the campaign and drops players into an area called the Exclusion Zone, where they can take on story missions, hunt specific targets, complete extraction missions, and raid enemy lines. Rewards called Trait Points can be converted at the hub for crafting better weapons and gear. Leveling up is shared between DMZ and traditional multiplayer.

The game supports full cross-play with all current-generation consoles and PC. The review describes the controls as fluid and intuitive, following Infinity Ward's grounded design philosophy, and mentions movement options such as sliding and shooting from new positions. Traditional multiplayer modes include Team Deathmatch, Domination, Kill Confirmed, and Free-For-All.

The review also notes that DMZ changed from its beta based on player and community feedback, and that Infinity Ward has encouraged continued feedback so the mode can grow with the community. For Switch 2 players, the release marks the return of a mainline Call of Duty to a Nintendo platform after more than a decade.