Nintendo Direct: The Resident Evil Remake Trilogy Comes to Switch 2 in October

Resident Evil Requiem was a big, pleasant surprise when it was announced and subsequently released for Nintendo Switch 2. However, most people probably had the thought rattling around in the back of their minds that if Capcom could get Requiem running on Switch 2, well, surely the remake trilogy could, too? Let’s be real, most fans aren’t interested in cloud versions of games, so even though Capcom had already released cloud iterations of two of the remake titles for Nintendo Switch, everyone was really waiting to hear that they were coming to Switch 2 for real this time.

And guess what? They are. Take a look at Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, and Resident Evil 4 running on Nintendo Switch 2:

Now, it is very particular versions of this trio of games that are coming to Switch 2. Arriving on October 16 are…

• Resident Evil 2 Deluxe Edition
  • An unprecedented biological disaster that strikes Raccoon City drags rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, a college student who has come to town to visit her brother, into a tragedy unlike any they’ve ever faced.
• Resident Evil 3
  • Raccoon City lies in ruins following the aforementioned unprecedented biological disaster. Told from the perspective of Jill Valentine, a survivor of the special forces unit S.T.A.R.S., this is the story of the beginning and end of the Raccoon City Incident.
• Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition
  • Six years after the Raccoon City Incident, Leon S. Kennedy—now an agent—embarks on a harrowing mission to locate and rescue the president’s daughter. Can he survive the madness of the villagers, who have been transformed into monstrous cultists?

Nintendo fans have certainly had the opportunity to experience the original versions of these games, but the remakes are a tad different. Well, a lot different, especially 2 and 3, which borrow the over-the-shoulder third-person shooting mechanics introduced in Resident Evil 4 back on GameCube. That formative game would go on to shape the controls for the series to this day, and its influence is felt in the Remake Trilogy. That said, the shooting is different, melees are different—and that’s even from title to title in this trilogy!

Purchasing these versions of the games also nets you quite a lot of DLC by default, including the Separate Ways campaign for Ada Wong in Resident Evil 4. Early adopters will get a discount, as well, so weigh whether or not you’d like to get in a pre-order accordingly.

Source: Capcom Press Release + Nintendo Direct Broadcast 09.09.26