Nintendo Switch 2 Needs Marvel Ultimate Alliance 4 — Secret Wars Would Make It Perfect
The Nintendo Switch 2’s game library is growing, two months after its launch. At the same time, the Marvel Ultimate Alliance series remains a notable example of team-based superhero action on consoles.
- History of the Marvel Ultimate Alliance series
- Key facts about Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 on Nintendo Switch
- Availability and delisting of earlier entries, with links to coverage
- How the Secret Wars comic event relates to the series’ structure
Series background
The Marvel Ultimate Alliance franchise began in 2006 with an isometric action-RPG that let players assemble teams of Marvel heroes. Its 2009 follow-up, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, adapted the Civil War storyline and offered two separate campaigns tied to players’ choices. In that game, choosing one side made some heroes unavailable in that same playthrough, which encouraged replay.
Meanwhile, the original games were later removed from some digital stores. Coverage of that delisting is available from Eurogamer and Game Rant.
https://www.eurogamer.net/marvel-ultimate-alliance-games-snapped-out-of-digital-existence https://gamerant.com/deadpool-video-game-ps4-price-expensive-why/
Team Ninja/Nintendo
2019 revival: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3
In 2019, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order arrived as a Nintendo Switch exclusive. The game was developed by Team Ninja and published by Nintendo. It centers on players forming rosters of Marvel characters to fight through levels, face boss encounters, and use linked team abilities. Additionally, the Fantastic Four were made available in the game via paid DLC.
Team Ninja / Nintendo
Availability and current status
As of now, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 has not been ported to other platforms. Also, there has been no official announcement of a fourth mainline Marvel Ultimate Alliance title from Nintendo or other publishers.
Comic connections
The Marvel Ultimate Alliance games have often used large, cross-character story beats. For example, the 2009 game adapted the Civil War event. Separately, the 2015 Secret Wars miniseries by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribić depicts a fractured “Battleworld” overseen by Doctor Doom, who serves as a central antagonist in that comic event. Coverage of Doctor Doom’s role and power set can be found at Screen Rant.
https://screenrant.com/doctor-doom-god-power-list/
Summary
In short: the Ultimate Alliance series started in 2006, saw a notable sequel in 2009 that used the Civil War story, and returned in 2019 with a Team Ninja-developed Switch exclusive. Earlier entries have been removed from some digital stores, and there is currently no official word from publishers about a new numbered entry.
