A Capcom lead has shared that three Resident Evil games are set to release simultaneously on Switch 2 on February 27, 2026, because of how things transpired after testing Resident Evil Village on Nintendo's newest console. Besides the 2021 title, the other two Resident Evil entries that complete the lineup are Resident Evil Requiem and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.
During a Nintendo Direct, earlier in September, Capcom confirmed a trio of Resident Evil games for Switch 2, following strong rumors. It was a landmark announcement, not only because it cemented the arrival of three major games on the hybrid console, but also because it marked the first time in over a decade that a mainline Resident Evil title, precisely Resident Evil Requiem, was slated to roll out on day one on a Nintendo platform.
In an interview with VGC, Resident Evil Requiem Producer Masato Kumazawa revealed that the studio initially checked how Resident Evil Village performed on Switch 2 hardware and was motivated by the "smooth process." Based on this encouraging experience, Capcom decided to work on a port for Requiem as well, which Kumazawa described as another project that "went smoothly." After getting these two titles running successfully on...